Does kissing count as cheating.(opinion poll)(Brief Article)

There may be a fine line between a simple mistake and major betrayal.

* In an episode of Sex and the City, Charlotte catches her beau in a lip lock with another woman and has to decide whether or not to forgive him. His defense is that an innocent kiss does not equal infidelity. The girls all have different opinions as to where the breach of trust begins, but Charlotte concludes that she can't date a man who made out with another chick. So we asked Cosmo readers, does simply smooching constitute cheating or do you have to go further to betray your relationship?

YES: kissing qualifies 84% WOMEN 69% MEN

"Trying to argue on a technicality that it's okay to kiss someone else is a copout. Anything sexual you do with a member of the opposite sex is cheating."

Dayna, 21

"As long as you're in an intimate relationship, no matter the level of intimacy, kissing another person is infidelity. The best way to make that call is to ask yourself if you would be hurt by the same actions."

Mary, 28