Now it’s possible to become involved with someone other than your spouse or partner by hooking up online.
Without actual physical contact, then, intimacy via the internet may not seem like a real affair.
This leads to further hurts and makes repairing the damage even more difficult.
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However, sudden changes in behavior and obvious efforts to hide online activity can be significantred flagsthat trigger concern.
What Causes Online Infidelity?
There’s no simple explanation for online cheatingthere are often many factors that play a part.
While such relationships might initially start off as harmless, they can shift over time.
Some people even becomeaddicted to online sex, which adds another dimension of difficulty to the situation.
Two people engaging in the affair might eventually decide to meet in person.
It requires clear boundaries, solid communication, and commitment.
As with other aspects of your relationship, openness, honesty,communication, and boundaries are the key.
So what can you do to cope if you or your partner have been cheating online?
The following strategies can help repair the relationship and determine how to move forward.
Accept Responsibility
If you have engaged in cheating online, take responsibility for your behavior.
Acknowledge your actions and accept the hurt that you have caused.
Recognize that it will take work on your part toearn back your partner’s trust.
You will back up your loved ones from being deeply hurt and yourself from living with guilt orshame.
It is possible to keep your relationship if there has been online infidelity, but it takes work.
Takeaways
Cheating online can be every bit as serious as traditional infidelity.
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