"People often associate cheating with physical acts, but really, it's emotional infidelity that stings the most - the acts that feel deeply intimate without any sex. Sometimes, it's the closeness between two non-partners that kind of feels like betrayal, even if you can't put your finger on it. A recent example is the viral moment involving Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, and JD Vance. Their recent embrace of each other raised some eyebrows, considering one person is married and the other is very recently widowed."
"Anything that you wouldn't want done in reverse or that you wouldn't want your spouse to find out about. Obviously, I don't mean things like clogging a toilet, but something that would damage your relationship if your partner knew or would hurt them, like gambling your money away, talking to someone behind their back about intimate things, or not standing up for them. - userrname"
Emotional infidelity involves intimate non-sexual behaviors that create closeness or secrecy with someone outside the relationship. Examples include actions one would hide from a partner, intimate touching like hands in hair, going on date-like outings with someone one has a crush on, and private conversations about intimate topics. Behaviors that would hurt a partner if discovered, or that one would not want reversed, are commonly viewed as boundary violations. Open communication and timely disclosure with shared friend groups can mitigate harm, while secrecy or prolonged concealment tends to deepen feelings of betrayal.
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