Is online flirting cheating?

Every day more people use the internet to communicate and meet other people. However, this kind of ease in interacting with others can pose some risks for couples who are in a serious relationship or even for those who are already married.

With so many social networks, people end up becoming more available online and because they spend so much time on the internet, they end up making a lot of contacts. Some online conversations can end up becoming a kind of virtual flirtation, and this can be a serious threat to the real relationship.

Intimate and extensive chats, online friendships that end up becoming a type of virtual dating, are examples of what the internet can bring out in a relationship. Online flirting may seem naive and interesting as it softens the ego, but it’s important to be very careful with this type of interaction.

The danger of virtual flirting

Many people consider that virtual flirting is not a type of betrayal because there is no physical contact, while others believe that what counts is the affectionate relationship that ends up being generated by these online contacts. Even if there is no face-to-face relationship, the exchange of affection between people on the internet can be a disrespect to the relationship in which the person is committed.

This kind of virtual friendship can end a relationship. If your partner notices that you interact frequently with a certain person, it can create discomfort between you. Or even worse than that, if you have very loving conversations with your virtual partner, one day your real partner may find out and want to end the relationship.

There are still those who go beyond flirting and practice virtual sex believing that this is not a betrayal. However, as much as there is no physical sexual relationship, the simple act of inciting it online can already be considered as a betrayal.

What leads to virtual betrayal?

If this happens or has happened to you, maybe it’s time to review your relationship. When a committed person becomes interested in another person, it is possible that this is because there is no longer a real bond between him and his partner. Another possibility is that the person is not sexually or emotionally satisfied in the relationship.

Anyway, instead of wanting to fill this lack of relationship with another virtual relationship, committing betrayal, maybe it’s better to seek to rediscover your current relationship and invest in it or leave this relationship and get involved with the person you are interested in.