Many times, the thought of having a friend who you spend more time together with, much more than your spouse seems to be a harmless idea. It may seem petty and just talk and nothing more but you will be surprised.
There are times you had stayed late talking to your friend and your conscience was surely disturbed when you went home to your partner late. You therefore have to be honest with yourself.
It is easy to look at your emotional infidelity, view it as nothing like the physical infidelity, and hence think it is negligible. Both can and should however be looked at as harmful. The reason people should take it seriously is that once you taste those waters, you immediately begin your descent.
The reason this is a fragile situation is that it is possible to love your spouse and still end up having a great emotional connection with somebody else.
You should not look at a lively physical relation with your spouse and look at it as enough. Whenever you think that there is a lack of an intimate bond with your spouse, you are likely to jump first to the one you talk to a lot.
You may be surprised to know that you are committing emotional infidelity. It hurts your spouse and grieves them more than we may imagine at first.
Once you know that there is some level of connection between you and your friend, you should leave it as that. Crossing the line will only complicate stuff more. That is the peak within which you will enjoy the friendship, beyond that is a long shot. Once you are standing on this shaky ground, your relationship will start to sink drastically.
There is a high likelihood of that side dish becoming a real item. Whenever there is emotional infidelity, there can come up any situation that can lead to a break up or a divorce. You should keep working towards solving marital problems before they balloon into catastrophic levels.
There are times you had stayed late talking to your friend and your conscience was surely disturbed when you went home to your partner late. You therefore have to be honest with yourself.
It is easy to look at your emotional infidelity, view it as nothing like the physical infidelity, and hence think it is negligible. Both can and should however be looked at as harmful. The reason people should take it seriously is that once you taste those waters, you immediately begin your descent.
The reason this is a fragile situation is that it is possible to love your spouse and still end up having a great emotional connection with somebody else.
You should not look at a lively physical relation with your spouse and look at it as enough. Whenever you think that there is a lack of an intimate bond with your spouse, you are likely to jump first to the one you talk to a lot.
You may be surprised to know that you are committing emotional infidelity. It hurts your spouse and grieves them more than we may imagine at first.
Once you know that there is some level of connection between you and your friend, you should leave it as that. Crossing the line will only complicate stuff more. That is the peak within which you will enjoy the friendship, beyond that is a long shot. Once you are standing on this shaky ground, your relationship will start to sink drastically.
There is a high likelihood of that side dish becoming a real item. Whenever there is emotional infidelity, there can come up any situation that can lead to a break up or a divorce. You should keep working towards solving marital problems before they balloon into catastrophic levels.
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