Social Media have foster many kinds and levels of friendships, ranging from acquaintances to best friends. Some of these friendships have evolved into meaningful relationships. However, there is growing danger of cyber affairs that are threatening many real life relationships. When marriages and relationship end on the rocks because one partner had cheated on the other, we tend to vent our anger on the home wrecker (the other woman/man). How can we rain all our rage on an invisible person?
In the real sense, having an affair involves having a physical and emotional contact with another other than your partner. There is a brewing debate whether secret online romance can be considered as cheating. Depending on whom you ask, the answers differ. For most women, cyber affairs are equally devastating as real ones. “Emailing and messaging a member of the opposite sex other than your partner, can be very destructive; a betrayal of trust, a deceit and abuse of the sanctity of a relationship”. http://newsitemstoday.today.com/2009/05/18/online-cheating-cyber-cheating/ . Most men however believe that online affairs are simply harmless because there is no physical contact involve. But cheating is and will always be cheating- online or off. Cyber affairs are a betrayal of trust, a vital component in every relationship. Without it no friendship or relationship can survive. It must be earned and must be kept sacred.
Chatting online is all about communication. And as we all know, communication has always initiate friendship and the more you communicate with someone, the closer the bond. http://searchwarp.com/swa531880-Cyber-Cheating-Is-It-Really-Cheating.htm . Moreover, these online flirting are conducted in secret. There are stories of many breakups because of these online clandestine affairs. Yes, social media has generated all kinds of friendships and those who choose to cheat online deceive themselves by thinking that these are just fantasies. An emotional involvement is a strong web that is difficult to click away or untangle. To do anything behind your partner’s back is detrimental to the trust that binds you.
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As we all know, Web 2.0 has open up a world of opportunities for us all. With a simple click of the mouse, there is an interaction or connection between two people. Unfortunately, the internet has also made it easier for partners to seek out attention and comfort from others on the web. Sometimes these cyber affairs remain restricted to online activities, on the other hand they can lead to physical cheating. As an advice, we should learn how to treat our partners to be comfortable and have time for them. In this case they would not be cheating online, because an affair is giving each other an attention and love. A renown relationship therapist Dr. Sheri Meyers, explains in the link below the tips of how to direct your attention, focus and energy on your partner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBSRTHP8YyM.
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