Having an affair?

Question

Do emotional affairs lead to physical affairs?

Answer 1

An emotional affair is defined as expressing thoughts, ideas, deep feelings, emotions, or sharing experiences normally reserved for spouse with another person or persons. An emotional affairs differs from a physical affair in that it is not initiated for simple sex. Emotional affairs are often initiated when one spouse is not receiving emotional support from the other spouse and seek fulfillment from another person. Emotional affairs are often viewed as being as devastating to a relationship as an affair that involves only sex. However, some argue that emotional affairs are more devastating to relationships because even though many relationships can survive when one party is not being sexually fulfilled, most cannot survive when one of the parties are not having their emotional needs met.
So basically it is not important whether it leads to sex it is very damaging no matter what.

Answer 2

They most likely will because emotional connection can lead to a desire to be "physically connected". They go to this person to meet specific needs that they do not feel they are getting at home and just for the fact that they would go outside of their marriage in the first place for whatever reasoning, shows that they are putting any and all of their needs selfishly before their spouse. I would be careful with this because the likelihood of it transitioning is pretty good although it is not a gurantee and I have been through this with my now ex-husband and I think it hurt worse that he had an emotional affair with the skank bc that showed it indeed meant something to him and that he went to her instead of me for emotional support and comfort.

Answer 3

I know plenty of people who have had emotional affairs without ever getting physical, beyond a hug or something. But, that doesn't make it okay. It is easy to tell yourself that nothing happened so it wasn't cheating, but you are still giving part of yourself that belongs to your spouse to another person.

And obviously it could easily lead to physical stuff because you are entertaining those thoughts.

Answer 4

Generally yes my wife is having an emotional affair that turned physical. Now she doesnt want me and we are getting divorced.

Answer 5

My fiancé was having an emotional affair. He said they were only good friends. Then why hide the text? I think they do eventually turn physical

Answer 6

9 out 10 times.

Answer 7

Of course they do. Even the relationship you're in right now started out emotional before it got to physical. I loved my boyfriend before I got intimate with him. Then I married him. Then he had an emotional affair which led to him sleeping with her. Please don't be naive.

Answer 8

Usually, yes. Affairs are almost always problematic if one or both are married. You need to run away & respect the others marriage. You would want your marriage respected.... Everyone gets hurt when someone cheats....

Answer 9

Statistically - Yes

Answer 10

Usually, yes. You become attracted to that person and one thing leads to another. Plus if you need someone emotionally, you usually need someone physically as well.