Every day more people use the internet to communicate and meet other people. However, such ease of interaction with others may pose some risks to couples who are in a serious relationship or even to those who are already married.
With so many social networks, people end up becoming more available online and spending so much time on the internet, making many contacts. Some online conversations can end up becoming a kind of virtual flirtation, and this can be a serious threat to the real relationship.
Extensive, intimate chats, online friendships that end up becoming a kind of virtual dating, are examples of what the internet can bring out in a relationship. Online flirting may seem naive and interesting as it softens the ego, but it is important to be very careful about this kind of interaction.
The danger of virtual flirting
Many people consider that virtual flirting is not a type of betrayal because there is no physical contact, while others believe that what counts is the relationship of affection that ends up being generated by these online contacts. Even if there is no presential relationship, the exchange of affection between people on the Internet can still be a disrespect to the relationship in which the person is committed.
This kind of virtual friendship can end a relationship. If your partner realizes that you frequently interact with a particular person, it can create discomfort between you. Or even worse, if you have very loving conversations with your virtual partner, someday your real partner may find out and want to end the relationship.
There are even those who go beyond flirting and practice virtual sex believing that this is not a betrayal. However, as long as there is no physical sexual intercourse, the simple act of inciting it online can already be considered a betrayal.
What leads to virtual betrayal?
If this happens or has already happened to you, it may be time to review your relationship. When a committed person is interested in another person, it is possible that this is because there is no longer a real link between her and her partner. Another possibility is that the person is not sexually or emotionally satisfied in the relationship.
However, instead of wanting to address this lack of relationship with another virtual relationship by committing betrayal, you may want to rediscover your current relationship and invest in it or get out of it and get involved with the person you're interested in.
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