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Is it cheating to read yaoi?
I'm lowk curious to know because I recently was talking to a male friend and I was explaining what micro cheating is and I used porn as an example being that its a person lusting over another, he then proceeds to say how I would need to stop reading explicit manwhas and mangas since its technically porn I then try to make my case saying that I don't think it would be cheating since I'm not reading it only for the explicit content or gooning material.
In the end we just couldn't come to an agreeement so pls tell me what you guys think
i feel sorry for the partners who feel threatened by yaoi comics . then what, if u wanna masturbate you gotta stare at the ceiling and use ur imagination ? or is that also considered cheating… reply
I think only insecure people would think either actual porn OR fictional yaoi is considered cheating ngl.
But also lowkey if my girlfriend thought I was cheating on her by reading GLs then I would stop but she would also have to give up porn/erotica too. Fair is fair. ️️ reply
It's dumb as fuck to think of porn as cheating but if you think porn is cheating then reading this shit is also cheating. You stance is hypocritical af, but watching porn or reading smut doesn't mean your cheating on your partner. This feels so controlling or like... Religious purity bs. Where every thought or feeling has to be policed and must be ...... 1 reply
Bro...I have a boyfriend and I read yaoi and other explicit content. I’ve never once in my life thought that I’d be cheating on him by doing that. He knows and he can do the same thing, for all I care. At the end of the day, these aren’t real, tangible people and it’s not like you’re neglecting each other because of it (though if you are,...... 1 reply
very interesting dilemma. i would definitely categorise porn, bl, hentai, erotica all as porn. the statement of "I don't think it would be cheating since I'm not reading it only for the explicit content or gooning material." is basically you saying "i watch porn/ read hentai/bl for the plot" and does sound very ironic. both of those things in your...... reply
not all sexual media is porn, media with sex in it isn't porn, so your point makes sense. It's like if you watch fleabag or the wolf of wall street or some shit then that'd count as cheating according to your friends logic because they have explicit sex scenes.
The porn industry as a whole is exploitative and predatory, and that alone is reason en...... reply
It’s definitely odd if ur in an established relationship and instead of thinking of ur partner or coming to them for romantic comfort u read gay porn lol. It’s dependent on what both parties think but as a default it is microcheating reply
no of course it’s not.
would books that contain smut be considered cheating? would movies with sex scenes be cheating?…everything is cheating now it’s insane. reply
Hmm honestly, I'm divided on this one. I like to think of it more as, is porn healthy for your relationship? What's your relationship to porn? That's going to be very different depending on you or the person you're with. Your lifestyle, ways of seeing the world and values will be grossly different from the person who doesn't consume porn.
Porn and...... reply
yaoi definitely blurs the lines between porn and erotica. it can be both i would argue. enough to define as 'microcheating'? im not sure; i think its up to those in the relationship reply
