Q&A: Is this cheating?

What qualifies as cheating? My girl and I are not intimate but she hates it when I speak to my ex. She says I am cheating! I can't understand this. I am not sleeping around so why does she say I am cheating?

The Sex Doctor Answers:
Cheating can be sexual or emotional. It is when whatever you are doing sexually or emotionally with another person would feel like a betrayal to your partner and upset them. It's a good idea to talk to a partner about what each of you define as "cheating "

Physical cheating is when you are sexually intimate with someone who is not your partner when you have agreed to be exclusive. Emotional cheating may or may not also include physical intimacy. The relationship may begin as an innocent friendship, but the emotional cheater finds themselves having feelings for the other person and becoming emotionally close to them in a way that would normally be only for their partner. The Internet can also be involved. Cyber cheating includes Internet pornography, online dating and flirting with other people on social networking sites.