What do we think of 'emotional infidelity?' I am conflicted.
But if I were to have the same kind of close sharing friendship with a heterosexual man, I think this would be much more likely.
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Once a boyfriend said,'I'm jealous coz your minds work the same way' abt the male friend. On revealing that he was gay, jealousy gone.
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And how would it work with same-sex couples? Particularly women? Do other ppl see firm boundaries between couple sharing & friend sharing?
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Is the boundary between emotional closeness and emotional infidelity abt a sense of being 'in love' & does this always relate to sexuality?
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I cld see that I might find it a problem if my husband more emotionally open with another woman but harder to feel I had a right to object.
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That would seem like an unjustifiable possessiveness. At same time, I cld say I felt like that & try to fix it from my end or leave, Dunno?
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On other hand, if my husband shared more emotionally with a male friend, I'd not be threatened at all. I do this regularly re female friends
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This is all hypothetical, btw, in relation to someone else. Neither my husband nor I particularly emotionally expressive!
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Well, all of your replies indicate the same confusion I feel on the issue. Ppl talking abt all sorts of things from all sorts of angles.
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One of the best known paths to physical infidelity is becoming emotionally closer to a friend than to a spouse... /1
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... particularly when emotions and judgments are shared with the friend that aren't shared with the spouse. /2
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"He doesn't understand, but you do so beautifully!" is an amber light. "You're the only one who cares" is a red one.
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Yes, indicates relationship breaking down.
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Right. Having several friends you can discuss feelings with is fine - but be careful about venting on spouse's shortcomings.
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Oh, we all do that. Its like an itinerary. The annoyingness of our children, then the annoyingness of our husbands. But lovingly!
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Well, there's banter - "can you top this?!" stuff. But routinely dissecting real complaints, or neglect/acrimony is DEFCON 3.
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You've pretty much covered it all but I think it is only a problem if you literally can't deal with things without those people.
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