Emotional Affair Signs That Signal Trouble For Your Marriage
Human beings are hard to figure out under the best of circumstances. When it comes to romantic relationships, anything can happen if events are left to unfold on their own. All relationships have their ups and downs and temptations to stray outside of the marriage. Unfortunately, the internet has made it all too easy to meet people and form relationships. That’s why it is important to stay alert for emotional affair signs, so if your spouse does start down the path to emotional adultery, you can take steps to save your marriage before it is too late.
Before you can pick up on emotional affair signs, you should be clear on what emotional adultery even is. An emotional affair happens when one partner bonds with a person outside the marriage and invests his emotions, thoughts, and feelings with her. There is no physical contact, yet the relationship carries all of the romantic emotional aspects normally reserved for the marriage.
Just because there is no sexual or physical contact doesn’t mean you should be complacent. If you are blind to the signs of an emotional affair, your relationship could be in danger, plain and simple. This is because a person has just so much emotional energy that can be invested in romantic relationships and if one partner is spending this energy with someone outside of the relationship, there will be less emotional energy to spend within the marriage.
When your husband is involved in emotional adultery, the two of you will stop communicating about things that really matter. You will still talk but it will be about things like the kids or bills and rarely about your hopes and feelings. He may end up in a position where he must decide where to devote his emotional energy because trying to maintain two relationships is too draining. If he chooses you, your marriage can be saved. However, if you have been lax about watching for and acting on his emotional affair signs and he has become enamored with the other woman, it may be too late to save your marriage.
Just because your husband may be involved only in an emotional affair, don’t assume it will not evolve into something more. It is human nature to crave physical contact so there will be an underlying drive to combine both aspects into a full fledged extramarital affair that includes a sexual relationship as well.
In order to strengthen the emotional bonds of your relationship and save your marriage, you have to confront your husband about the emotional affair and nip it in the bud before it blossoms out of control. You may need the help of an expert to identify the signs of an emotional affair and prevent potential devastation to your marriage. Here are a few of the common signs of an emotional affair:
– Your husband suddenly takes an interest in improving his appearance, even when he is at working on the computer at home. Don’t automatically assume your husband’s desire to look good is just for your benefit.
– Your sex life has become non-existent or changed in other ways. Your husband may complain of being tired all the time or too busy. It could be a sign he is distracted by his emotional affair with the other woman.
* The two of you no longer share your thoughts, feelings, or emotions with each other.
– Your husband is defensive about the time he spends on the computer or is secretive about what he does on there.
If you notice two or more of the above emotional affair signs, you should suspect your marriage might be in trouble. Take steps to save your marriage by seeking professional help before it is too late.
