Sometimes it might just be a misunderstanding. For me—and I want to stress that this is
only my own take, which might not be the “correct” definition—there are a few key points.
First, the core elements here are the emotions: feeling betrayed, heartbroken, hurt, suffocated, etc. Those kinds of feelings are the base. Then comes the definition part:
- NTR means being cheated on without consent, which implies you don’t enjoy any of those emotions.
- NTS means you like and want to be cheated on, meaning you actually feel fulfilled or happy with those emotions. And of course, it has to come from voluntary preference, not from being forced to watch it over and over until you just give up.
I feel like that’s basically the core. Everything else is just about
how it happens.
So, if someone
consents to being cheated on and those feelings are part of the experience, then for me that’s a fully valid case of NTS.
Now, back to the content we were talking about: what Erica did is, in my view, just the “method.” She was intentionally trying to make Ed feel those emotions, and Ed himself was enjoying it. That’s why I see it as clearly NTS.
And above everything else, she never actually betrayed him in the first place.
In short: whether something is NTR or NTS depends on negative emotions happening first. Which direction it goes just depends on whether the person
likes or
dislikes those negative feelings.