According to Sullivan, swiping through a dating app while in a relationship is a form of micro-cheating, or smaller breaches of trust that could lead to infidelity down the line. Even if your partner isnt using their dating app account to cheat on you, keeping it a secret implies lapse in honesty and communication.

Is it cheating to look at dating apps?

A new survey of 3,500 college students by ABODO Apartments — an online apartment marketplace helping college students find their next off-campus rental — found that 69 percent of people felt using dating apps while in an exclusive relationship counts as cheating, no matter the context, while others had different ideas

Is it cheating to swipe on tinder?

Dating and relationship coach India Kang told Mashable that the only time swiping constitutes cheating is when youre engaged or married. Unless youre in a committed relationship, whereby both parties have agreed to date exclusively, swiping isnt a form of cheating, its more keeping your options open.