Are “Emotional Affairs” The Same as Cheating?

On the Today show, they talked about an issue that has become more and more common as technology advances – emotional cheating.  This is when a committed partner or spouse develops feelings for someone outside of their relationship and may not include sexual contact.  Since the attraction hasn’t become physical, some people feel that it doesn’t constitute cheating.
I mentioned technology because it allows people to make contact with each other in so many different ways – text messages, cell phones, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc… Someone can create a whole new identity online without their significant other ever finding out.  It’s …read more