Chatting or cheating…?

This generation-i is forever hooked to either laptops or mobiles or video games. Chatting on the net with someone might spell 'just fun' for few but what does this mean? My take on this is that it's sheer cheating and nothing else..

THIS IS a piece of conversation between Rahul and Priya.
Rahul: Hi sweety
Priya: Hi
Priya: Not bad, life is always good after the exams, I just got over with them and how is Neha?
Rahul: She is ok…
Priya: How are her classes going on? I heard she is working somewhere now?
Priya: Where is she working?
Rahul: Don’t remember the name exactly, somewhere in Gurgaon.
Priya: What? C’mon Rahul, she is your girlfriend. You should know such things about her.
Rahul: C’mon Priya, stop asking about her. Enough, lets talk something else, we are chatting after so long.
Priya: I know, so how have you been all this while?
Rahul: Was okay, though missed talking to you.
Priya: What about a movie this weekend and a nice dinner thereafter?
Rahul: Amazing plan, I’m game for it. Will call you tomorrow to fix the date and time.
Priya: Anytime....
And the chat goes on and on… minute after minute… night after night…. until Neha, the poor girlfriend, comes to know of this secret liaison one fine (oops…is it really fine?) day. And then follow those redundant explanations Rahul tries to appease (rather fool) her with. “It was nothing serious baby. Just for fun sake,” assures Rahul.
Now what I don’t understand here is the context behind this ‘fun sake’. Does it mean that the ‘poor’ Rahul was bored to tears that he had to (mind it, had to) say those things? Or, does it entail that the ‘clever’ Rahul was merely checking if he still had that charm to magnetise a girl? Or, even more possible, does it imply that the ‘poor’ Rahul – who was probably unable to see that fire anymore in his existing relationship – desired to be called a ‘clever’ Rahul by giving himself a better option? Well, you have the liberty of adding even more possibilities to it…be my guest.It is not just one case, the episode is repeated in many such relationshipsOne boy, one girl…see each other, talk, become friends, talk even more, exert a pull on one another, one proposes, other accepts and then there is love in full swing, but for how long? One month, six months, two years or at most three but then arrives that ‘fine’ day, a day that puts a question mark at the lovey-dovey bond!
If the ‘cheated’ (yes, we’ll later argue if such act of flirting on net is actually called cheating or not) partner gives a second chance to the ‘cheater’ (again, this will also be discussed) one, then either he/she is making the best decision or he/she is the dumbest person on this planet. Best because he/she is a soul with practical thinking and can see the genuine feeling of regret in the eyes of his/her partner; dumbest because he/she, despite knowing the flirtatious side of his/her partner, keeps blessing him/her with umpteen chances, every time, the ‘last’ one!
Now come to the most important part, should flirting on the Internet via chatting, mails be called cheating?
Well, if you are already committed, then it is cheating. In that case, I strongly feel that your running relationship is not moving and ‘real’ enough to keep you loyal towards one person and thus, you go on a partner-hunt (yes, this is what I call it). And that ’is’ cheating. If you disagree with me, then it could be because of two reasons. One, you have a better and more valid point to argue my statement; two, you yourself are one of those cheaters. Decide where you fall.