Friday, October 2, 2009

Emotional Infidelity What It Is And How To Recognize It

By Elizabeth Fitz

Emotional infidelity is almost always the first step on the road to cheating, and may well be considered cheating its own right. There is far more to a relationship than just have a physical relationship with only one person and one person only. The truly satisfying and meaningful part of a relationship is the bond you share with the other person.

The emotional part of a relationship goes deep inside and forms a strong connection, which is why emotional infidelity is so devastating. The bond goes far beyond the physical aspects, it is what makes a relationship a relationship. It is about sharing thoughts and feelings, sharing your soul with one another.

Emotional infidelity is when your significant other begins to form those same kinds of bonds with another person. This almost always goes along with withdrawing from the original relationship.

You end up being a stranger in your own relationship rather than your partners friend and confidant. This coldness can be awful to deal with, and may even be hard to define. You may feel that you are the one at fault.

Emotional infidelity means forming bonds, the bonds that were previously with you, with someone else. This is part of what makes it difficult to identify. There is nothing obvious going on, no sleeping with another person, no sneaking off to see someone else. This is why emotional infidelity is difficult to prove, there can be little or no evidence.

One big sign is a sexual chemistry between the two people, flirting and teasing each other. It may seem innocent because there is nothing physical going on, but emotional infidelity will cause the person to behave differently.

This is perhaps the key to keep in mind if you do suspect emotional infidelity. If your partner has friends of the opposite sex, that they are close to, that is not necessarily emotional infidelity. Everyone has friends, best buddies, girlfriends. Some people have friends of a different gender, and they may confide in them many details of their lives.

None of that is necessarily emotional infidelity. With emotional infidelity, the one huge sign is guilt. The red flag that someone is becoming involved with another person emotionally is when they start to try and hide what is going on. No-one who is innocently chatting with a friend needs to hide what is going on from their significant other. When they are hiding something you can safely assume that there is something to hide.

Emotional infidelity is a problem in and of itself, but it tends to be one of the early signs of a relationship going bad. The next step is usually physical infidelity, and this is almost always preceded by emotional infidelity. If you can recognize and do something about emotional infidelity, you may have an easier time than if you catch it at a later stage.

Emotional disengagement and secretive behaviour are enormous signs that there is emotional infidelity. Acting suspiciously, hiding calls, texts on their cell phones and emails - even avoiding questions and generally acting like they have a secret, are all signs that you should be aware of.

You need to catch emotional infidelity in its early stages an fix it. This can be tough to do, but if you suspect emotional infidelity in your relationship, then you need to seek out and advice and instruction on how to fix your relationship.

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2 comments:

  1. My husband and i got Married last year and we have been living happily for a while. We used to be free with everything and never kept any secret from each other until recently everything changed when he got a new Job in NewYork 2 months ago. He has been avoiding my calls and told me he is working,i got suspicious when i saw a comment of a woman on his Facebook Picture and the way he replied her. I asked my husband about it and he told me that she is co-worker in his organization,We had a big argument and he has not been picking my calls,this went on for long until one day i decided to notify my friend about this and that was how she introduced me to Mr James(Worldcyberhackers@ gmail.  com) a Private Investigator  who helped her when she was having issues with her Husband. I never believed he could do it but until i gave him my husbands Mobile phone number. He proved to me by hacking into my husbands phone. where i found so many evidence and  proof in his Text messages, Emails and pictures that my husband has an affairs with another woman.i have sent all the evidence to our lawyer. I just want to thank Mr James for helping me because i have all the evidence and proof to my lawyer,I Feel so sad about infidelity.


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  2. I suspected my wife of cheating on me but I never had any proof. This went on for months, I didn't know what to do. i was so paranoid and decided to find a solution, i saw a recommendation about a private investigator and decided to contact him. I explained the situation about my wife to him and he said he was going to help me.I gave him all the informations he required and afterwards i received all my wife’s phones Text messages and calls, I was hurt when i saw a picture of my wife and her lover. I feel so bad about infidelity. but i am glad Mr james was able to help me get all this information, you can contact him via email(worldcyberhackers@gmail.com) or Text/call : +12317945543

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