I said I would start this parallel poll when I posted in the 'NT Fidelity' thread but I was hoping someone else would because the thought of making all those boxes.... Good looking out Tink!
I have never cheated physically with someone and I've had the opportunity to be the 'other woman' 2x and refused 2x.
Even the concept of 'feeling unappreciated or unhappy' and therfore turning to another for solace is foreign to me. When I'm frustrated with a situation or person, my focus on 'us' merely intensifies. I'm in it to win it. I'd leave (or wait for the person to dump me first) before cheating.
I also don't enter into pacts I know I don't want to keep. It's either monogamous dating or dating where we are both free to see other people.
I am also very cognizant of the concept of emotional cheating.
There is a lot of human weakness that I identify with cheating and while I exemplify certain aspects of human shortcomings (over others), not when it comes to romantic fidelity.
There have been some other threads on cheating that I've comented in and I think my sentiments remain the same. Don't be selfish, don't be weak, don't hurt someone in ways you yourself would not want to be hurt or hurt someone because you can't understand what it feels like.
Having seen more cheating in my life, I think sometimes cheating IS just a 'one time thing' or an anomaly and something that can be worked on and resolved if the cheater really wants to resolve it. But usually it is a habit or a symptom of a chronic issue. And I truly believe that some people are just prone to cheating, period. I'm not going to extrapolate this into type, just thinking about the people I have seen in life who are guilty of cheating.