What's the least cheating-like thing you consider cheating in a relationship?

1. I am an accomplished watercolor painter and one of my favorite things to do is make pieces for my SO. I always tell him that if there is ever a specific thing he wants painted, to let me know and I will make it specially for him. Few days ago I found out he commissioned another painter for a painting that I would have LOVED to do for him. I know its not cheating in the slightest and I tried not to show my jealousy, but fuck did I feel betrayed
   — Siegfried_Von_Anal


2. Taking part in something that someone recommended, even though I recommended first and they never bothered. "So Jim said Game of Thrones is really good! I think I'll start watching it now!" Fuck you, Jim.
   — beardingmesoftly


3. Having your SO suddenly light up when the other person enters the room/calls them/texts them, despite having previously been in a shitty mood all day and not responding positively to anything you try to cheer them up. Edit: This was a long time ago in a different relationship. It did not end positively.
   — putsch80






4. I don't consider it cheating per se, but I felt the same kind of feeling seeing my wife play music with another violinist. A little background, Me and my wife are both violinists, it's how we met in high school. She was always considerably better than me, she accelerated early on, so it just clicked. One day during rehearsal her and another equally good player were playing a song together. It started with the three of us playing together but an especially tough part and I had to stop playing, because I was literally missing every note. They continued playing, hitting note after note without a miss, while I kinda just awkwardly stood there. It's not rational but I felt betrayed, like she was having the intimate experience with someone else while I was just watching in the background.
   — Axel_Wolf91


5. An exgf caught me cheating in her dream. Woke me up at 3am to argue with me. This is no joke.
   — LordBowler423


6. Watching a TV show we planned to watch together without me. How rude...
   — glassspires27






7. Spending all day on your phone when we are together and then not wanting to text me when we are apart because you "don't want to be chained to your phone". My long distance gf just left after being here for a week and I had plenty of time to see her on her phone even though she never wanted to text me back when she was gone. I didn't want to sour our last bit of time together but this is a big reason why I felt as if I was mistrusting her and is a big reason I pushed for us to be apart.
   — LostParader