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Den's back, but this time, she's dressed as though for bed, in sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt. She's been sitting in a corner for a little while, curled up with a blanket and shawl draped over her, just contemplating something. Finally, she looks up, seriousness and a bit of conflict coming to her face.
"Here's the deal... I have a 'Friends with Benefits' sorta relationship going on with a friend in another timezone... We keep talking about me coming to visit them sometime and doing like we keep talking about on the phone... We're both consenting adults, so that's not the issue...." Den pauses to take a breath and gather her thoughts again.
"The issue is... I have friends closer to home that I would date in a heartbeat... they know it, they know that I'm supposedly taken already, and that i'm supposedly loyal to the friend in the other timezone... but the thing is... I don't know whether I am taken or not... I mean, the other person and I... we don't know when it'll be that I can get down to meet them in person, and I'm wondering..." Another pause. Seems this is the point she's trying to find out about.
"Is it cheating if the primary relationship is incredibly loose and I can't prove that my partner is being as faithful to me as I am them? And if it's not... Am I just damning myself to heartache for wanting to have a bit of fun and or cuddling with the friends that I can actually visit within a realistic timespan?"
((edited so it's not just a wall o' text))
"Here's the deal... I have a 'Friends with Benefits' sorta relationship going on with a friend in another timezone... We keep talking about me coming to visit them sometime and doing like we keep talking about on the phone... We're both consenting adults, so that's not the issue...." Den pauses to take a breath and gather her thoughts again.
"The issue is... I have friends closer to home that I would date in a heartbeat... they know it, they know that I'm supposedly taken already, and that i'm supposedly loyal to the friend in the other timezone... but the thing is... I don't know whether I am taken or not... I mean, the other person and I... we don't know when it'll be that I can get down to meet them in person, and I'm wondering..." Another pause. Seems this is the point she's trying to find out about.
"Is it cheating if the primary relationship is incredibly loose and I can't prove that my partner is being as faithful to me as I am them? And if it's not... Am I just damning myself to heartache for wanting to have a bit of fun and or cuddling with the friends that I can actually visit within a realistic timespan?"
((edited so it's not just a wall o' text))