Cheating in Relationships and Dating: Emotional Affairs, Lies & Reality TV ft. Zack Peter

This week on Missjudged, Alyssa is joined by Zack Peter (@justplainzack) host of No Filter with Zack Peter — for an unfiltered, hilarious, and brutally honest conversation about cheating in dating, emotional affairs, DMs, lies, hookup culture, relationship boundaries, and reality TV scandals.

Because apparently in 2026, cheating is no longer just “I slept with someone else.” Now it’s secret DMs, liking every bikini photo, having a “work wife,” texting your ex “just to check in,” and pretending your emotional affair is simply “a really deep friendship.” Sure, babe.

In this episode, Alyssa and Zack break down:

• What actually counts as cheating in modern dating
• Emotional cheating vs. physical cheating — and which one hurts worse
• Why people cheat in relationships
• Where the line should be with DMs, exes, flirting, and “harmless” attention
• Why your 20s may be for hooking up, making mistakes, and learning what not to tolerate
• When people are genuinely hurt vs. when they’re being too sensitive
• When you are accidentally the mistress
• Getting cheated on by an ugly person and why it is worse
• The difference between cheating on a partner and betraying a friendship
• How reality TV cheating scandals, Summer House drama, and Bravo-style betrayals are better then rom coms

They also get into the uncomfortable truth about emotional affairs, are we the problem and how toxicity can start cheating, how DMs became the new hotel lobby bar, and why reality TV makes cheating feel like both a crime scene and a group chat event. Also if you stay…what should you do?

If you’ve ever wondered “is this cheating?” this episode is for you.

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