I think and emotional affair is where you begin to become emeshed emotionally with someone else while being in a committed relationship. Where you have your emotional needs met by someone else- leaning on that person instead of your partner, sharing emotional moments and supporting each other instead of leaning on your partner. I believe it is a type of intimacy that should be reserved for your partner. Its almost like a relationship without the sex. In many ways I suppose an emotional affair might hurt me more than just sleeping with someone.
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Originally Posted by HopefullyLost1211
Ps. the "emotional affair" concept perplexes me. If two people aren't having sex or flirting or planning to have sex and they are just friends...what's wrong with that?? Why is that deemed an "affair?" I honestly don't understand that term. I've had plenty of male friends over the years. I enjoyed the company and so did they. I've read research on how friends of the opposite sex can enrich your life and I agree. My S.O. at the time always knew I ad male friends. My male friends don't flirt with me. I don't flirt with them. So what's this "emotional affair" thing about? An affair is having sex with someone else (or at least exchanging sexual words or suggestions). What am I missing? I'm curious to learn more though I admit that the term irritates me because it seems to suggest that men and women can't ever relate to each other without winding up in bed and I do not agree with that at all.
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