It's never cheating unless you get caught . (I'm only kidding.) Seriously? I think it all depends on the two people involved. If I'm getting naked with every Joe Smoe that comes through the door and my bf is O.K. with it (like with my situation with a**hole), then no, it's not cheating because he knows about it and is O.K. with it. But if I had a bf and he didn't know about my job and I'm going behind his back and getting naked with everyone, then yes, it is cheating. Why? because he doesn't know about it. And if he knew about it, he might choose not to be in a relationship with someone like me. Our relationship would be based on a lie. That's why I never bothered lying to any of my bfs about what I do. The only bf I DID lie to was the one I was with for almost 7 yrs. But he lied to me first. When I first met him (at a MP), he fell in love / lust with me right away. He kept on asking me out. I wasn't looking for a bf at that time so I kept on turning him down. He kept on asking me why. Finally, I told him that I know most guys are jealous and they would not want a whacker gf and sooner or later, they'd have a problem with their job and they'd want her to leave the business and I can't leave this business because that's my way of making a living. He kept on insisting he's O.K. with my job... he's not going to make me quit, that I could continue working, etc, etc. So finally, I decide to go out with him. About six months into our relationship, he started bugging me to quit my job. EVERYDAY, we were fighting about my work. Finally, I got fed up, told him I've found a telemarketing job and I'm quitting massage... and I found a different spa to work at the next day. Do I consider this situation cheating? No. Why? Because I feel he fooled me into a relationship with him in the first place. If he wasn't going to be O.K. with my job, then don't pretend that he was. If I had known how he'd be, I would never have started a relationship with him in the first place.
So in answer to your question... Do I think it's cheating if you're going to a SC, MP, SP? It is if your partner doesn't know about it.