http://edwardkarani.blogspot.com/2009/03/waking-up-to-cyber-infidelity.html
Gone are the days when a would-be-cheater had to physically leave home to seek out someone with whom to have an affair. Now it can all be done in cyberspace without the risk of running into family members, nosy neighbors, or inquisitive friends and workmates. With a few clicks of the mouse, a potential cheater has instant access to an endless array of willing partners. A cyber affair can be easily initiated and conducted from the privacy of your home, with your unsuspecting spouse or significant other in the same room, oblivious to what is going on.
Cyber affairs are actually a form of emotional infidelity. Although in the early stages, there’s no sex involved, most emotional infidelity eventually leads to sexual infidelity if left unchecked . But men and women view cyber affairs very differently. Most men don’t consider cyber affairs as cheating. However women view them quite differently. A survey in Divorce Magazine found that only 46 percent of men considered intense internet relationships to be infidelity, compared to 72 percent of women. Do you think cyber infidelity is cheating or just a bit of on line fun.
I believe cyber-infidelity is cheating- period. The idea that "most men don't consider cyber affairs to be cheating" is ridiculous. I am willing to bet that those men are secretive about their online activity because they know it is wrong and would be considered cheating if their partner found out. I find the study in Divorce Magazine to be interesting, because I wonder how many of the participants were actually victims or perpetrators of cyber-infidelity. I find the percentages of men AND women to both be low. All in all though, I 100% believe that the accessibility and convenience for a cheater to cheat is ultimately causing statistics to sky rocket, delivering temptation to many who will not resist.
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