The TRUTH About Emotional Affairs...
7.3K views · Apr 25, 2025 · Education
Comments · 39
@angelfet · 3 months ago
Any kind of affair can cause betrayal trauma for the person betrayed. Saying that the betrayed partner is partly at fault is very victim blaming and kind of gross. Cheating is a series of choices resulting from an individual’s poor boundaries and lack of emotional maturity. Asking a betrayed partner to accept blame or to say that they contributed to their partner’s choices is neither healthy or conducive to truly healing anything. It’s the equivalent of telling a physically abused partner they need to take some accountability because abuse doesn’t occur in healthy relationships.
7
@udou365 · 3 months ago
Just the fact that anybody needs a question. If it's an okay thing, or if it's not an okay thing you have answered yourself. Not okay
2
@Charla9434 · 3 weeks ago
Very good, kind and helpful episode! 🙏🏼
@passthegravy7688 · 3 months ago
Her emotional affair ended our 23 year marriage.
3
@texasrangersfan1220 · 3 weeks ago
Instagram and Facebook have made emotional affairs much more common. My wife spends so much time on these two that I suspect something is going on. When I found out that her ex fiance was friends with her (behind my back) and made a comment about one of my daughter's pictures on my wife's post, she became defensive and said get an therapist or an attorney. It was pretty obvious, I hit a nerve with her.
@klockwirk · 2 days ago
This is horrible for the person that was betrayed. I’ll admit that maybe I wasn’t available as much as I should’ve been emotionally but it doesn’t excuse your partner for letting something like this happen. I was completely caught off guard. She could’ve brought things to my attention that were lacking in the relationship and we could’ve worked on things. 19 years in a marriage with 3 young kids and zero effort to reconcile. Outside of not being available emotionally she never had to question if I loved her, if I found her attractive, if I was there to support her and her family in many instances, if I was good father, if I was loyal…I always reinforced these things with action and emotion. It’s a painful thing to go thru. We are now separated and I’m moving on but really wish we could’ve spoken about things and resolved our issues before it got to this point.
@moonlightwithlove · 4 months ago
Emotional affairs are far worse than physical affairs
2
@jimjones5297 · 1 month ago
On the unmet needs comments, it’s not that the betrayed spouse didn’t meet the needs. It’s about letting someone else meet those needs. If you are a bad communicator, that doesn’t lessen your culpability for cheating over unmet needs. Your spouse may have been fully capable and trying to meet those needs. If you don’t let them or fail to communicate with them, that’s on you. If your spouse refuses to meet those needs, the appropriate response is to leave. Such a misunderstood concept.
2
@Dani-ELmaninnoboxes · 4 months ago
I think it’s a line when there’s a crush or things I should know first and foremost just respect each other and no need for others but what do I know I don’t have em I don’t want em maybe she does
@jeffreyadams207 · 3 months ago
I have confronted her several times only to be the one that blame goes back on, she has been giving male coworker rides home from work for almost 3 years! She said when they started it would only be occasional, and her mood is much better at work, what did I do wrong? Can someone please help! I think I am going to fall apart here!
@garyzornow9084 · 1 year ago
Hello. No emotional affair with anyone not even my wife.
1
@hansgruber2509 · 3 months ago
But my wife will not admit to anything even if the have the texts to prove it. She says they are just friends
2
Up next
This One Tool Can Stop All Fights In Your Marriage
Relationship Renovation · 337 views
How to Spot an Emotional Affair Before It’s Too Late | Relationship Psychology Explained
Adam Lane Smith · 33K views
What is Micro-cheating (and How to Spot it)
Marriage Health with James & Teri Craft · 33K views
The Hidden Emotional Abuse That Destroys Love: Invalidation & Put-Downs
Dr. Scott Symes · 21K views
Why Affairs Fail In the REAL World
Lauren LaRusso · 4.5K views
The 9 Behaviors of Emotional Affairs
Not Your Pastors Podcast · 21K views
5 Signs Your Partner Is Having an Emotional Affair (Not Just a Friendship)
Wes White Counseling · 6.3K views
Exactly How To Stop The Emotional Affair
Following Fenna · 13K views
Understanding Emotional Infidelity
Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife · 10K views
5 Years as the Other Woman: The Emotional Truth About Having an Affair You Don’t Hear
The Scarlet Edit with Nikki Corbett · 8.6K views
Why the EMOTIONAL Side of an Affair is DANGEROUS
Lauren LaRusso · 14K views
The Hidden Signs of Emotional Cheating in a Relationship
Stephanie Lyn Coaching · 137K views
The Affair Wasn't Love. It Was… #$%@#
Affair Recovery · 28K views
Should You Stay After an Affair? (Full Framework)
Wes White Counseling · 4.5K views
The Gaslighting of an Emotional Affair: Why "Just Friends" Makes You Feel Crazy
Affair Recovery · 53K views
AFFAIRS… Handle your Sh*t (ASAP). Ep. 161
Nikki Spoelstra Channel · 6K views
Is My Partner Having an Emotional Affair?
Paired · 14K views
Your Partner's Emotional Affair Was Worse Than You Think
Wes White Counseling · 27K views
8 Signs of an Emotional Affair and the 5 Stages You’ll Go Through
Following Fenna · 15K views
Nine Reasons They Still Wont Be Honest After the Affair Comes Out
Keith Crossley · 16K views
Why Unfaithful Spouses Don't Want to Talk About It
Lauren LaRusso · 19K views
Triggers After Infidelity: When You See Reminders Everywhere | The AR Podcast | Ep. 21
Affair Recovery · 11K views
THIS Is How an Affair Distorts Your Reality
Lauren LaRusso · 25K views
How Can You Navigate Emotional Affairs in Your Relationship?
Relationship Renovation · 923 views
Relationships: Top 10 Mistakes That Prevent Real Repair
Monika Hoyt · 11K views
Why Betrayed Spouses Don't Know There's a Problem In Their Marriage
Lauren LaRusso · 8K views