India, March 28 -- Relationship norms in human societies are always evolving. However, there is a prevalent consensus that cheating is never a positive, and often the thing that breaks a relationship.

There are many ways to cheat on a romantic partner, and not all of them have similar intensity, intentions or ramifications. Taking to Instagram on March 27, Jeff Guenther, a licensed professional counsellor based in Portland, spoke of microcheating in particular.

He broke the term into two categories, arguing that while one is definitely not warranted in a romantic relationship, the other may just be beneficial.

Microcheating is basically small actions that are not construed as cheating, but suggest that a person has not been completely ...