In a recent CNN.com article Ian Kerner talks about the angle that some take in regards to cheating via technology:
With its easy accessibility and novelty, the Internet enables us to easily tune out and turn off to our partners, when we should be making an effort to tune in and turn on.
The instant gratification of these technologies stimulates reward centers in the brain, and soon we find ourselves craving the quick hit of an instant connection or lamenting its absence.
Real relationships take time and patience, whereas sexting a stranger or engaging in a flirtatious Facebook friendship brings us a quick thrill and requires a lot less work. And the more technology becomes a personal accessory that renders us always on, the more likely we are to become novelty seekers in search of the next ping.
We live in an era when many consider sexual infidelity to be the ultimate personal betrayal. But there are those who believe that if infidelity doesn’t involve a physical component, it’s not really cheating””and that’s just not true.
You can read the entire article at CNN.com.
BMWK family, is sexting, messaging via FB and sending suggestive Tweets still cheating? We think it is, what about you?
PatriciaW says
If it’s not with your spouse, yes. And if it is, I’d advise thinking twice about including technology in that way. Nothing is private.
Carla says
It’s true. Cheating doesn’t always have to be physical. Check out this blog to get the answer straight from the Pastor’s mouth… https://soundmarriages.tumblr.com/
Rhona Amaysing says
If you lust in your heart you have already sinned!
Dana says
I think so. Sexting leads to other things. It just opens the door for more. It is just wrong to say those things to someone other than your significant other.
Rubygriffin36 says
If you ‘re dreaming it ,you’re thinking it and then you’re lusting it….Wish is wrong from the beginning…but time in a blink of an eyes, if only in our mind we do slip and let our mind relax,their noone perfect…but back in reality,the real world…just thinking of another and marriage is definietly cheating…think of cheating as putting your right shoes on the left foot,it will fit,but what wrong with that picture?…..exactly~!!!.
NeverFear says
It sounds like cheating to me. When a couple takes their vows before God, family and friends, the words, “…for better or worse…through thick and thin…forsaking all others…” come to mind. If you’re lusting for another — virtually or otherwise — you are already committing adultery in your mind. What we put into our minds is what we eventually act on. Don’t set yourself up. Don’t let failure be an option. Let your mate be the only one. Marriage could very well be the hardest job you have because it’s gonna take work from both partners. I’m always rooting for the husband and wife.