Hes not cheating if they arent in a relationship and you're acting like its all jaeha fault. Eunho can walk away anytime but chooses to stay, and he pushed all his feeling onto him. So theyre both at fault
Jaeha promised Eunho he would be the only person he sleeps with. So... It's kinda cheating
You do know he promised while having sex, having said that people can say anything at the spur of the moment plus he kinda forced that promise on him
Aren't you a bit hard on Jaeha?
I say he will not sleep with Hanjun.
You'll see....Jaeha 'll figure out who
he really loves.
Are you truly that undiscerning? at the most elementary level, it has become apparent that they are involved in a sexual relationship, that whether it has been defined or not, to both Eunho and the readers, it holds great significance; and the character of Jaeha, better than anyone else knows the depths of Eunho's feelings for him; so yes, it is cheating, irrespective on whether they are "officially" going out or not, precisely because Jaeha **knows** how much that would devastate Eunho. And because he holds that knowledge, the ethical thing for him to do would be to either put an end to his sexual relationship with Eunho or refrain from sleeping with others so as to not hurt Eunho.
And no matter how subjective one's viewpoint may be, it is pushing the boundaries of subjectivity to say that Eunho pushed his feelings for Jaeha; when did he push his feelings to Jaeha? when did he "harass" Jaeha? all Eunho did was confess to Jaeha when he was young in high school, and again, upon being reunited, when Eunho joined the art school; but confessing his feelings to Jaeha is not the same as "pushing" his feelings, or harassing Jaeha with his feelings. He confessed and then stayed around Jaeha, passively trying to convey his feelings towards him; and soon Jaeha became conscious of him and gave him an opening, irresponsibly accepted to have sex with him, despite knowing how much this kid has always loved him and how much he could end up hurting him. And let's not forget the times when Eunho has tried to put and end to his feelings and Jaeha has not let him; pushing him away only to selfishly reel him back again; and because he is the one holding the power in the relationship, because Eunho is in a subordinate position because he is vulnerable to his feelings, it is Jaeha's responsibility as the older of the two and as the one in power to end it with Eunho. Yes, Eunho bears responsibility for his own actions and he does have the ability to walk away, but it is obvious that he won't, because again, he loves Jaeha too much, he is vulnerable to his feelings for Jaeha, which conversely, so is Hanju. They are both emotionally subordinate to Jaeha; therefore, it is Jaeha's ethical responsibility to put them out of their misery; and why is this, you might ask? because the empirical data has already shown that the individual that loves the most, is the one that has less power in a relationship, and inversely, the one that is less committed is the one that holds the greater power. You can research this on your own to understand about power and social influence in relationships.
And finally, from the reader's perspective, this is a romance story whose leads are both Jaeha and Eunho, so in the reader's consciousness, this is a romantic relationship, and sex with anyone other than with each other will be construed as cheating, and this is not my opinion, but facts, as those are the psycho-dynamics of the romance genre. That is precisely why you see and will continue to see readers being ok with the different taboo sexual kinks in yaoi, but start writhing in agony and howling like banshees every time one of the lead characters has sex with someone other than their respective romantic leads, because Yaoi (and any other romance fiction) is above all about the romance (cherry topped with a myriad of sexual fantasy kinks).
doesn't fucking matter, he still said it and he wasn't drunk off his mind or anything. plus, he's not a damn child that doesn't know what he's getting himself into when he makes a promise. he's had enough life experience (heck, he was even married!) to know the weight behind certain words. jaeha is just a weak-minded fool that can't bear the idea of vulnerability, so much that he's willing to hurt others to avoid it. (that is, if he does end up sleeping with his sex friend.) some fictional characters are just shit people that are only concerned with themselves. sure, he might care about eunho, but he's clearly more driven by impulsivity and -- as the kyouran mentioned -- cowardice.
eunho, of course, is being just as foolish as his jackass of a lover to keep following him around like a desperate puppy. (like, have some dignity...) they're both at fault. but, jaeha being older and wiser, should know better than to do something as scumy as to lead someone on, especially someone so honest and faithful to him
gahhhh im so pissedddd ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ
GIRL YOU'RE SO DAMN RIGHT. I was really shocked reading comments saying that Jeaha is not cheating on Eunho because they're not in a relationship, yes, they're not officialy dating, but so what? Jaeha is aware of the feelings of Eunho toward him and he accepted having sex with him, he even said that he wouldn't have sex with anyone if it's no him. Jaeha could have rejected Eunho before getting involved in whatever kind of relationship they have now, but he didn't and for that he needs to take some kind of responsability.
If Jeaha comes to have sex with Hanju that would be cheating because as you explained he fully knows that that will hurt Eunho a lot, Jaeha knows that he's getting his hopes up and now that he got involved with Eunho he needs to decide what to do whether it's to accept him or reject him, that would be the most appropriate thing to do.
You're comment made my day, than you
I do... But well, at Eunho's eyes it may be cheating
Are you serious? Do you need a special moment to make a promise? And he forced him to promise, how exactly? Put a gun in his head? Get real
(≧∀≦) Hahahahaha I like you
Wow, I really dislike...no, more like, detest, Jaeha so much for being so fucking indecisive and weak. Really? just because Eunho didn't pick up one freaking time, it's his green light to run and get fucked by Hanjun? not to mention that not only would that be cheating on Eunho, but it also means shamelessly using Hanjun when he knows how the man feels about him; and that he is the one that has pushed Eunho into a corner for refusing to define their relationship because he's too much of a coward to face his feelings. I mean, what the fuck is holding him back? why so much dramatic vacillation on his part regarding his relationship with Eunho? it's not like they're blood relatives , or that Eunho is a minor (not that such things matter in Yaoi)...what is it, Jaeha? what the fuck is it! If it's so painful for him to be with Eunho, then he should do the kid a favor and definitively break up with him, instead of stringing him along, using him as his personal ego booster. Like I've said before, Jaeha is an egocentric bastard that doesn't care how much he hurts the poor fools that end up caring about him; it's all about him him him him him and only him and his senseless "turmoil", which is nothing but cowardice. Eunho, please walk away, this bastard will only bring you heartache... (╯°Д °)╯╧╧