What if their emotional cheating becomes a physical affair?
What if emotional affair becomes physical infidelity?
You have discovered that your spouse is engaged in emotional cheating on you, is involved with someone, say from their workplace and you have confronted them. This is a fragile time for both of you, but for the betrayed spouse their whole world has turned upside down. The danger here is when the cheating spouse has been in denial, not believing that their relationship was an emotional cheating but a workplace friendship that made them feel good.
Statistics show that the probability of emotional cheating turning intimate is very high, and research has tried to identify the reasons that this happens. It is obviously much easier to move from emotional intimacy to physical intimacy, than it is to decide to be physically unfaithful with a relative stranger. However it occurs, the infidelity is still crushing for the betrayed spouse, but also many feel that the loss of trust is the most significant aspect.
The betrayed spouse, having discovered the emotional cheating may be in a state of confusion as to whether they want the marriage to continue, and the cheating spouse is now beginning to fully acknowledge and confront their true feelings for their workplace friend. A distinct possibility at this stage is for the cheater to realize the strength of their feelings towards their friend and for the affair to take on a whole new dimension.
It is important not to forget that there is a third person in this, the one with whom the cheating took place and they may well have a crucial part to play in ending an emotional affair. If the other person is single, they could well believe that there was a chance the emotional affair would lead to more, and now that it is out in the open, they may well be invested in pushing the affair to the brink, and hoping for an end to the marriage not the affair.
No chance for marriage when emotional cheating exists
Unthinkable is possible - The emotional affair becomes physical infidelity.
In this time of emotional turmoil, the unthinkable is possible; the emotional cheating becomes physical infidelity. It is almost as if having been accused of an affair, when there was no physical element that the cheater feels they may as well be accused of something they understand to be truly cheating! Whilst the betrayed spouse is wondering how to end the emotional cheating that has rocked their marriage, the affair has moved on to the next stage and the marriage is now even more at risk than before. Getting over an emotional affair, talking through the reasons for it, identifying the emotional issues for both partners is a long process. In the meantime, unless the third party is confronted and the emotional cheating ended, there is no chance for the marriage.
You need to act swiftly if you suspect that emotional cheating could progress to the next stage! Your marriage is at risk, so start getting yourself clued up as to how you can save your marriage!
A lot of feelings have been stirred up and ending emotional affairs is less straightforward than you would imagine. These two people have a close connection through work, or another regular common interest. It is likely that they will see each other many times a week, or daily, and this is a constant reminder of their previous intimacy. The pressure at this stage is significant, buried feelings are now in the open, and unless both parties are committed to ending the emotional affair it is just as likely to become more intense as it is to finish. If you are the victim here, you may want to know why your husband is cheating? Read Reasons Men Cheat to find out.
If you are the cheating spouse, read the next article to find out how to end emotional cheating.
