{This is the second in a recurring series which will explore the brutally complex concept of monogomy in increasingly outlandish scenarios. We hope these will be illuminating what-if scenarios, and that they will cultivate some intense philosophical discussions around what, if anything, really constitutes cheating.}
Is It Really Cheating If: 
You fly to Las Vegas for a convention, and feeling a bit lonely, decide to make use of the free book of hookers which are handed out everywhere on the Strip.
Having just won $500 at the Blackjack tables, you pay for two working girls to come to your hotel room and touch each other while you merely sit on a chair in the corner of the same room and touch yourself.
Is this cheating?
-BDS & JWS
Wow, I don't think I can answer that...I keep trying to picture the scenario...over and over and over! lol
What happens in Vegas...
Wait a minute, I got married in Vegas and it followed me to Texas!
Well again it's that fine line but it's not technically cheating. Would i be happy to hear my partner amused himself this way while in Sin City...certainly not. He could have spent that $500 on me :)
Jlee - You and Britney Spears both got married in Vegas . . . Well, I bet yours lasted longer than hers (1st husband) and there's a reason for that saying about Vegas, but the mental picture is pleasing to me too.
Miss Ash - It is fine line and we'll be pushing it across it soon enough in these posts, but I'm glad you feel this doesn't quite cross it - yet. And that's a good point about spending the money because that's just another reason to be pissed about the whole thing.
Not cheating- very fine line- but it sounds like fun can be had by all. woohoo!
It is only cheating if the premise was made beforehand and understood by both parties that there would or would not be any 'working girls' present in said hotel room.
But, if it happens outside the area code in which you reside, it's not cheating.
Very fine line. Have you had experience with this or are you planning a trip? I would say no, but it certainly wouldn't make me happy. The $500 could have been spent on me (I agree with Miss Ash)
I think cheating or not cheating is different in each person's mind. Cheating as far as grounds for divorce would probably be a sexual act in which physical contact is made. Maybe we should consult an attorney on this subject? Or Bill Clinton?
and by the way, my Vegas marriage has lasted longer than BOTH Britney's marriages put together! lol
Nobich - It does sound fun, and it's sometimes fun to push that line.
Aaron - You hit on a later post about the outside of area code question. We'll have to change that up now, but if you agree beforehand it does take some of the fun out of it.
Sarcastic - A second one who agrees the cash should come back home, which I can't disagree with. BUT, if it was won by me then I think I should dispense with it however I please. Ha.
Jenni2222 - I like the firmness of your answer. Perfect.
Slopmaster - Good point. We should have alluded to exactly where the end result would end up which would have made it even trickier. Next time.
Jlee - Of course it's different and that's why it's so fun to play this game because there are lines that we all will or won't cross and that's where it gets interesting. But I think Clinton would be biased on the subject.
Jlee - That is a good accomplishment (a few years at least) and this time I guess what happens in Vegas comes back to Texas.
Um, no.
I wouldn't be real happy with Mr. Wendy if he did that. Would Mrs. 2 Dollar like it if you participated in such a scenario?
And, conversely, how would you feel if Mrs. 2 Dollar and I found ourselves some temporary Vegas boyfriends? I mean, they just stripped for us and gave us lap dances and foot massages. We weren't really cheating.
If I'm with a guy who has the constant need to push the fidelity boundary with me then he's history. 'Cause that's fucked up and I don't need the stress.
Is this cheating? No. Would his ass end up on the sofa for a month? Yup.
cheating or not cheating- its unacceptable. amen, wendy :)
I guess it's not technically cheating, but boy if my man did that I'd slap him to hell and back...
or maybe just slap him to hell, period.
Not technically. But I certainly wouldn't be very happy if my significant other did this.
Well, after I picked myself up off the floor from laughing my ass off!!
Wendy - I think you just described what we like to call the double standard, which is one of the only ones that we'll support.
Melissa - That's why when you asked him about Vegas he'd just say I lost a little money gambling and went to bed early.
Anonymous - Unacceptable is in the eye of the beholder. Ha.
Tbone - That would make for an interesting conundrum. I think I would call someone who wasn't just to keep things separate.
Dr - That would take a lot of slapping, and your hand would hurt like hell at the very least.
Friday - It is kind of a funny scenario to picture. At least until it actually happened.
off topic trivia question: what movie did Dan Akroyd say "Sportman's Paradise..." I can see him saying it, but forget what movie that is??
Jlee - Obviously we need to study more before the contest, but I'm going to guess "The Great Outdoors" with John Candy. But don't quote me on that.
Jenni2222 - That's an interesting point. It would be like a 3-D interactive porn and I bet that's where that industry is headed in the future. Again, I think this is mostly a gender issue as men are able to compartamentalize (sp?) more than women as a general rule.