http://marriagegems.com/2009/05/28/protect-your-marriage-from-an-emotional-affair/ Research-based marriage tips and insights Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://marriagegems.com/2009/05/28/protect-your-marriage-from-an-emotional-affair/#comment-69 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:11:02 +0000 http://lorilowe.wordpress.com/?p=288#comment-69 This is an easy trap to fall into. It starts out innocent, but can spiral out of control quickly. It was such a rush to have a pretty, younger, single woman flirting with me, giving me compliments, and paying attention to me. It was new and exciting, almost like we were dating. I looked forward to seeing her at work or hanging out “just as friends” at happy hour. I knew I had a problem, crossed some line, when I realized that my heart began to race whenever I saw it was her texting/calling/e-mailing/IM’ing me. Thank God it never got sexual. But it was still hugely disrespectful to my wife. The funny thing is I have a great marriage, and I still fell into this trap! I can easily see how a full-blown affair can get started. I’m afraid to think what would have happened if my marriage was only mediocre or if my wife and I were in a rough spot when this was going on.

]]> http://marriagegems.com/2009/05/28/protect-your-marriage-from-an-emotional-affair/#comment-68 Fri, 29 May 2009 00:24:41 +0000 http://lorilowe.wordpress.com/?p=288#comment-68 Wow. Now I have a name for it. Emotional Affair. Lordy, in some ways it was more intimate and significant because it wasn’t sexual.

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