Virtual Adultery
Ever since the World Wide Web first began there have been Online Relationships, some of these virtual relationships have turned into real ones. I have a brother-in-law who's wife left him for man she met online several years ago. It's nothing new, but virtual worlds make it even easier to meet people online. The relationships have moved on to the next level and have become even more intimate.
In worlds like Second Life and EverQuest you can start dating people, become virtually engaged and even get virtually married. There are even clubs and houses where you can go and have sex with your virtual partner.
Knowing all this, the question before you is, "Is it adultery to have a virtual relationship with someone when you are married or in a serious relationship?"
Dragonash says, "She does her thing and I do mine. Fun is a priority. If it starts to have an influence on my real life it stops immediately." ~InsideBayArea.com
Rein says, "I really felt like I was with him. But if he did that intentionally with somebody else, it wouldn't be cool." ~InsideBayArea.com
Personally, I don't see a problem with it, unless it starts affecting your real life of course. This is the same response I gave more than a decade ago when people were talking about Internet addiction and flirting with people in chat rooms. It's not real, unless you make it real, some people do. Then it's a problem.
My advice if you want to engage in online relationships is talk to your real life partner about it and see how they feel. Reassure them that's it's just a game and a way to have fun, relieve some tension. If they really object then you have two options. Either don't do it, or be really careful.
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who are we to judge the actions and reasons of others. It’s their lives not ours so why not. One time being gay was frowned upon and now it accepted by society. The same will happen with extramarital relationships.
Ive just seen some interesting survey results saying 54% of people are now looking for an affair. take a look at http://lovesithebug.wordpress.com and be astounded also the site is free as well!!
how do i get in this world?
Mysterious
If you’re hiding this from you partner, then there’s definitely infidelity going on. I know from experience just how devastating it is to find your husband’s steamy, explicit e-mails to some stranger (tramp in my book). If your partner objects, there really only is one option: don’t do it!! If you try to hide it, you are sure to someday get caught and then get burned. Instead of engaging is such behaviour, look inside yourself and figure out what’s lacking in your life to have to resort to this.