What Actually Counts as Infidelity?

From: Cosmopolitan Oct-18-2022 03:40:am

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Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Meaning of Infidelity

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There is no pain quite like the one that comes with being cheated on. Not only does it majorly hurt to know that the person you love broke your trust, but also, the consequences of infidelity can be pretty earth-shattering. From broken hearts, to broken families, and victims left struggling to trust in future relationships—compared with other relationship betrayals, cheating can cause unparalleled anguish.

“All betrayal hurts. But the particular betrayal of being lied to about an affair can feel worse than other types of lying,” says Dr. Tammy Nelson, author of Open Monogamy: A Guide to Co-Creating Your Ideal Relationship Agreement, and other books on relationship dynamics and infidelity. “It impacts one's sense of self and forces the cheated-on partner to change their own identity to conform to their new role as the partner of a cheater.”

Basically, infidelity is messy and hurts like hell. But learning the different ways it manifests and why it happens in the first place can be a helpful step in overcoming the fear of it happening, or healing after it already has. Here’s what you need to know.

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