Grand Theft Auto VI: can playing a video game count as cheating on your partner?

Grand Theft Auto VI is generating online controversy not over violence, but over its romance mechanics, which require players to maintain a relationship between the game's protagonists Lucia and Jason through interactions like holding hands, dating, and texting. Some people on social media have argued that engaging with these romantic gameplay features counts as a form of micro-cheating (emotional unfaithfulness) in real-life relationships.