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Emotional infidelity
ali
#1 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 9:53:41 AM
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i have a question.....does emotional infidelity consitute cheating?
By 'emotional infidelity' i mean when a spouse becomes emotionally attached/attracted or very close to someone other than his or her partner.
Nothing physical, just lots of emotions involved, etc.
Just thinking loudly
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#2 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 9:59:39 AM
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#3 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 10:05:56 AM
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When someone keeps their ex close, I believe its in this territory...
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Jacy26
#4 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 10:38:17 AM
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This is a sensitive area and the lines sometimes become blurred, but there are markers to indicate when a line from “okay” to “not okay” is crossed. Yes, it’s okay to have friends of the opposite sex, in your personal life or at work, but it’s also an area full of landmines. Why is this?

This is because when you start confiding personal details of your life and sharing on an emotional level, you are starting to form an emotional connection and attachment. The sense of intimacy can deepen the more you share, and there can be a feeling that the other person understands you and is easier to talk to than your spouse is. The deepening of emotional intimacy can activate feelings of sexual attraction, whether they are ever acted on or not.

Then add the element of secrecy as you share things you wouldn’t want your spouse to know you shared and you start having secret conversations—in person and by phone—with the other person. This dynamic is similar to what happens in a physical affair when secrecy magnifies the intensity of the relationship. All of this is tricky, shaky ground and it’s easy to take a misstep that was never planned.

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ecstacy
#5 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 10:44:28 AM
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Simple answer: Will your spouse ALWAYS be your best friend? OK, can best friends be members of the opposite sex? Move on from there...
muganda
#6 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 10:49:20 AM
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Well said @Jacy26. My take @ali:

Bad News: at a certain level, human beings are emotional creatures. At a second level, people are in relationships so you've got a life witness and a companion.

Good News: yet at another level, human beings are physical beings.


So the bad news is the partner is drifting away; the good news is they are not gone completely. If I was speaking to a man, I'd say find a reason to reconnect and fill out her life. If I was speaking to a woman, I'd say rediscover what you love so much in him.

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Jus Blazin
#7 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 11:02:38 AM
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Emotional infidelity is infidelity as well. Having an emotional affair is akin to cheating on your better half. Cheating is not neccesarily physical. From experience, I know what am talking about.
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bwenyenye
#8 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 11:10:12 AM
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Jus Blazin wrote:
Emotional infidelity is infidelity as well. Having an emotional affair is akin to cheating on your better half. Cheating is not neccesarily physical. From experience, I know what am talking about.




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ecstacy
#9 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 11:10:37 AM
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There are things you cannot force! this is bordering on control freak-ing. Let her/him take some of her issues elsewhere! I believe (s)he had a life of her own before you met...you'll suffocate each other!!
Jus Blazin
#10 Posted : Friday, March 04, 2011 11:27:04 AM
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bwenyenye wrote:
Jus Blazin wrote:
Emotional infidelity is infidelity as well. Having an emotional affair is akin to cheating on your better half. Cheating is not neccesarily physical. From experience, I know what am talking about.




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What woke me from my ignorance was the day the chic's hubby called me and asked me, "...amekuwa bibi yako?" Yeah, I tend to think emotional cheating is worse than physical cheating.
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