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Can An Online Relationship Be Cheating?
The Wall Street Journal profiled* a Phoenix-area man who has a 'virtual wife' in the online world Second Life.
He seems to spend more time with his online spouse than his real one. The characters may be having virtual sex (the article isn't clear). The woman who controls his Second Life wife says "There's a huge trust between us ... we'll tell each other everything."
Yet they have no plans to meet and don't contact each other outside of Second Life.
Is he unfaithful to his real wife?
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It's Absolutely Cheating
The action verb in "relationship" is relating. These people are relating in an intimate way, whether or not it's physical.
Years ago a colleague of mine carpooled with a male coworker. He admitted that he confided in her things he wouldn't tell his wife. When she found out the wife was angry and suspicious of their relationship, my friend was surprised.
Any time a person looks outside the relationship for fulfillment, (also, it can be drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc.) then is the time to look at what's missing inside the relationship or within yourself.
Nicolette
"Can" It be Cheating? Yes. Is it? Almost Always.
Even if the "virtual wife" is really a 54 year old married man himself.
definitly YES!
Even with no plans to meet...a relationship was established and maintained (sexual or not). If he truly loved his wife, he would be honest with her and let her know there is something lacking in their relationship. He should never have to go behind her back. It's mean and hurtful. The same would go if she was the one cyber cheating.
A cyber cheater and a selfish man
I agree. He should let her know there is something lacking in their relationship if he is still loving his wife. He's a cyber cheater and a selfish man.
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