Be Mindful of Cyber Infidelity in Relationships

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An unfaithful partner is unwilling to stick to a relationship. When someone is partially involved with someone, they like hooking up with other people as well. Such people are clever enough to trick their partner into their lies.

People in problematic relationships often cheat on their partners using different means. Sometimes, people feel deprived of an emotional connection with their legal partner, and they look around for different sources to satisfy their need.

Be it lack of physical intimacy or an emotional closeness, unhealthy and unhappy relationships often tend to produce cheaters.

Online dating and cyber love

A unique source that helps cheaters cheat on their partners is online dating and cyber love.

It is far more convenient than old-school cheating tactics. It does not require one to leave your abode and meet someone in person; it does not require anyone to book a private place. The Internet provides enough room for people interested in online dating.

A lot of infidels have been taking unfair advantage of cyber dating.

Can cyber infidelity be as damaging as in-person infidelity?

Cyber infidelity can be more addictive as compared to other forms of infidelity.

The digital world has many excitements that make people stick around. Not just the single people but married people and committed partners also browse through these dating sites to get familiar with pleasure-seeking ways.

People who never see each other, never hear from each other, still, tend to have cybersex. It ascertains; nothing is a far cry for cheaters using digital means.

Cyber infidelity, therefore, cannot be taken lightly. It can put a final nail in the coffin and lead a couple toward separation.

Reasons that could cause cyber infidelity

1. Lust and pleasure

Open marriages are evidence that people like having more than one sex partners.

In an open marriage, two people allow each other to get involved in sexual pleasures, but without violating the family norms. It is because people acknowledge their lustful instincts. In many cases, it is not an open relationship, and people still engross in sexual activities with outsiders. 

2. A dead marriage

Nobody likes to be cheated on, but when your relationship is not strong enough to stand its ground, you cannot stop your partner from cheating on you by putting several boundaries around them. It is something that you cannot put a halt to.

As much as you will be sneaky of your partner, they are more likely to cheat in your relationship. 

3. Bored and unexciting relationship

If there is nothing exciting about your 5-year-old relationship; if there is no euphoria, if there are not enough interesting things to do, one of the two partners may get bored. Some people continuously look around for excitement and thrill.

If the relationship or a marriage does not serve them this purpose, they feel no reluctance in bonding with people through cyber sources. 

4. Charmers-cum-cheaters

There are some cheaters that do not have enough reasons to justify their act of indecency.

They feel nothing wrong about having a fling. They keep hooking up and convince their partners to be fine with that. They like flirting, they like spending time with strangers, and they like sharing the intimacy of any sort with random people. They do not take such flings seriously. 

5. The cheater could be a victim too

At times, a cheater is just too weak to break up with a toxic partner.

They bear everything, from emotional abuse to mental torture, yet they are so indecisive that they can’t let go of their toxic relationship. They crave someone who can give them a shoulder to cry on, someone who compensates the abuse they were falling victim to.

The biggest online tools for infidelity

1. Online dating sites

There are many dating sites where you show yourself available for a relationship.

A lot of married and committed partners lie on these websites showing fake relationship status. This is how they cheat on two people at one time. They lie and fabricate a fancy profile to tempt other people.

People who meet on these sites often agree to meet in-person. In case your partner is dating on any of these sites, it can push your relationship toward further destruction. 

2. Social media platforms

There are many people that like sharing their political and social views on social media.

This is where people begin hitting it off. Drooling over someone’s photos, exchanging compliments, chatting for hours; these are key ingredients of cyber infidelity. 

3. Cybergames

Some game-enthusiasts get completely absorbed in cyber stuff.

They spend consecutive hours sticking to their desktop chasing a target in a game. They are excessively obsessed. Some games require teaming up with other players; this leads people to hook up with strangers.