Is virtual infidelity real?

Chat with a person who attracts us but with whom we have not had any physical contact, but there is seduction, flirtation, cute and romantic messages, but Could it really be classified as infidelity?

A large part of the people who «hysterical» via social networks, WhatsApp, chats, etc. they do not specify a physical meeting with their virtual partner, limiting the erotic or sentimental exchange to the Web. This does not mean that cyber infidelity is less «serious» or less painful than the other. It will depend on each couple and their contract how to continue – or not – from the discovery of it.

What usually seduces about these online swaggers, in addition to fantasy, is the projection of an ideal onto that other person on the other side of the screen, as opposed to what you have at home: a person you already know – very probably loved – but that no longer offers the adrenaline that that stranger (or that acquaintance not yet «obtained», almost like the ring of a merry-go-round) usually offers.

Specialists agree that discovering one’s partner in these virtual flirtations usually has the same emotional impact as discovering the physical and tangible fact. The truth is that the manifestation of this unfaithful behavior usually comes hand in hand with other problems: dissatisfaction with the routine, with the current relationship or some of its facets, the desire to meet someone new, the testing of the capacity to seduce… All variables that can be combined or not in what, for the deceived person, is usually a sharp betrayal: online infidelity.

Habitual behaviors of virtual infidels

They spend countless hours in front of the computer and often lose track of what is happening around them. While the rest of the family sleeps, they are in front of the machine.

He has less and less communication with his environment.

They startle when interrupted chatting or talking.

They usually have all their gadgets locked with a password: cell phone, tablet, desktop PC.

They erase even the smallest record of your cyber activity.

They live in slavery to their mobile phone and take it with them to the bathroom.

They usually give fantasy names to their partners.

The other side of the virtual infidelity coin is dating sites. Those who subscribe to a site with these characteristics are looking for love, not a touch and go. The bulk of those who register on Match.com, for example, indicate that they are looking for a committed relationship. more than 75% of site users say they want a partner who is serious about building a relationship.

Source: Fem Attitude