Is having an affair cheating on your spouse, or the whole family?
11 Answers to "Is having an affair cheating on your spouse, or the whole family?"
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The whole family
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you are lying to and betraying your whole family
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A discrete romantic affair...
existing discretely between only the TWO participants remains... UNKNOWN
to ALL others, therefore... the question is moot!
PS: Truly, Ignorance IS bliss :)Like (2)
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well if the affair last more than a week or so, someone will find out. Maybe not right away but they always find out. One cannot hide your emotions for long.
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SPEAK for yourself... I've maintained a discrete affair for 9 years... and NO body,has ever had the slightest clue! Nor will "they" ever!!!
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Now, here's another slant on this - isn't the "witholding sex or other intimacy" spouse cheating the one who's having to go out and have an affair to fulfill the basic human needs that we are ALL entitled to!
Not many people who go into affairs do so lightly, they mostly have had to endure and put up with intolerable situations for a long time, be it lack of sex, lack of intimacy or connection with their spouse, or some other dysfunction.
And to answer the original question - yes it probably does affect the whole family, but don't be too quick to pass blame. These situations are NEVER straightforward, I cut everyone a bit of slack from both sides personally.Like (1)
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Like I said, I am not judging, this topic cAME UP, AND i WANTED TO SEE HOW OTHERS FELT. Yes to withhold sex from your "Life tiome " commitment is cheating also.
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Sorry, I wasn't implying that you were judging, but was just generalising how people sometimes do. I have a couple of close male friends (just friends) who have both been through hell trying to negotiate with their wives over the "no sex or intimacy" issue. Neither of them has cheated yet, but not sure how much longer either of them can tolerate being so damn miserable, lonely and feeling so unloved and unwanted etc. It has really damaged their self-esteem.
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Not just the immediate family, if it's found out.what about in-laws? They want to break off from you but can't because of grand kids, but then the emotions end up infecting all those familial relationships to some degree. And also people who consider both spouses their friends...they end up choosing sides...
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It effects the whole family it may only be cheating on the spouse but it is hurting the children also
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technically you are cheating on your wife and morally you are scre wing your hole family and your chances to have a meaningful relationship with you children.
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It may impact them in some way but the betrayal is to the spouse. Your children will always be your children.
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the whole family
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spouse
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Best Answer (Chosen By Asker):
Posted by jinxibell 1 Apr 24th, 2012 at 5:24PM
The spouse and the family.
The spouse, for obvious reasons.
The family, because if the children are old enough, they're more aware than the person realizes. The way parents act as a couple, separately and together, helps form the way their children will conduct their own relationships in the future.
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