Do you think being drunk makes cheating "less bad"?

Question

I appreciate all opinions on this, but I'd really like to hear from guys who drink. When you're drunk, do you really have judgment THAT poor? Would it "make" you cheat on your girlfriend even if you truly love her and normally would never even want to cheat on her?I don't get drunk and I'm not a guy, so I'm just curious about the point of view. I asked my boyfriend (who gets drunk 1-2 times a month) about this topic and he says he feels like certain things are just "wired" in your brain as things you can't do, regardless of whether you're drunk or not (like murder and stealing), and cheating is one of those things to him. But for guys who are less opposed to cheating and don't truly love who they're with, being drunk can make it easier to give in to temptation. So being drunk doesn't make cheating less bad, because they weren't very faithful to begin with. Do you agree? Or do you think being drunk can make you do things you normally wouldn't even dream of doing?I added a poll for fun, but please still explain your answer! :)

sigsauer45 · Accepted Answer

getting drink dose not give a guy the right to cheat on you with some girl that he meet in a bar some place cheating is just that cheating even if you been drinking win I use to drink but I never cheated on my girl friend at the time just because you have been drinking and you fill a little drunk us guy need to think with are brain and not are pines and if have been drinking yes it can make you fill a little wired and you my what to step out side the box and do some dumb sh*t like cheating on you,r girlfriend or boyfriend that right I said that it not only the guy that it the girls as well that cheat win they get drunk and yes being drunk can lead to temptation how ever we all need to think be for we just go and have sex with some one we meet in a bar because you don,t what to home and give you boyfriend or girlfriend an STD  just because gave in to the temptation if you are going to get drunk do it at home and you won,t be temptation to cheat on some one you love

Guytalks · Accepted Answer

Being drunk lessen someone's inhibitions and alter judgements, but I always see it as an excuse. Even when I'm really drunk I can tell right from wrong so I assume most people are like me, if you can still stay awake, find your way to the bathroom, crack jokes etc... Then you are still capable of knowing who you're making out with, so you still know you're cheating.

My take on it is, if you are OK with cheating on your boyfriend or girlfriend deep down, then alcohol will just bring that dark desire to the surface and increase the chances you will cheat. Booze is a facillitator, nothing else, cheating is still cheating.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

its still bad. notice how when a guy or girl gets drunk they use that as an excuse. "oh I was drunk!" but notice how a guy doesn't cheat on his girlfriend with another guy or stick his d*** in a blender and press the On button. because on some level they are cognizant of what they're doing, they just blame it on the alcohol because its accepted. it lowers your defenses so you do things that are in your mind, you wanna do it but alcohol is an excuse. the only exception is if you are passed out and someone rapes you when you're unconscious or can't move. other than that its not an excuse. plus why put yourself in that situation anyway?

royal_emerald88 · Accepted Answer

No it doesn't because trying to blame it on the alcohol looks lame and is just an excuse! Hope that helps :)

kaskas19 · Accepted Answer

Nope. It's just as bad and I would dump then on the spot.

torken · Answer

Its not a question of how bad it is, or what the state of judgement is, its just that drinking makes me more apathetic. Sure I would accept that cheating is a terrible thing to do, but I just might not give a crap if I was plastered.

Im not cheater, but I do drink, and do kinda think things like that. Its not excusable, its just like accepting the consequences and going ahead with the action anyway.

goflipaburger · Answer

Drinking does impair your judgement, but that doesn't make it any more permissible.

tc1125 · Answer

I answered B :)

with the question in general it seems to imply that only guys are capable of cheating while drunk or are more susceptible? I think this applies to woman too.

using being drunk is not an excuse for cheating.

kurozogo · Answer

I went for 'B as my answer .

I don't drink at all now , but in the past I went out and drunk a lot , every night of every summer and this was for years , so I can say for my self that I managed to be my self even when I was so wasted that some friend needed to drive me and drop me by my doors step .

moaterboat · Answer

Being drunk is never a good excuse. People are responsible for their actions, end of story.

Unless of course it is girl that gets drunk, has sex with a guy, and then later regrets it. Somehow that is rape, but in all other situations people are responsible for their actions.

ben890 · Answer

I completely agree with what your boyfriend said.

Anyone who uses being drunk as an excuse for cheating is full of sh*t, haha. Maybe they truly believe it makes them less responsible for their actions, but if you're a loyal person by nature and really love who you're with, cheating is one of those things that are "off-limits" no matter what state of mind you're in.

Konpachi · Answer

Do you think being drunk makes cheating "less bad"?

- Being drunk makes it worse if anything, just because your in-habitations have been lowered due to the alcohol doesn't give you a "free-pass" to f*ck around and think you're just absolved of any guilt.

TheGodEmperorLeto · Answer

B, all the way.

Lpad720 · Answer

drinking or being drunk does not put anything into a guy's head that wasn't already there, it just makes it a little easier to act on.  if he's cheating, even if he's drunk, there's always an underlying issue in the relationship.

Cypher17 · Answer

Cheating is cheating, I don't think its can be better because its already horrible.

taster · Answer

No and that's ridiculous...long time partier here...I see that all time..."I didn't mean to kill him...I was on drugs"  OR  "I didn't know no better..I was drunk"   THAT doesn't cut it..if you can't handle your alcohol/chemicals any better than that... then don't indulge...

Shaun · Answer

Does being drunk make running a kid over in a crosswalk "less bad"? ; )

7gnat · Answer

no excuse at all. if someone is that much of a weirdo and can't control themselves then they should not be drinking.

SnackG · Answer

No I actually think it makes it worse. It shows they have no self control. Drunk off my ass with a Girlfriend I would know not to do anything with a girl.