Comments on: Emotional Faithfulness http://apixelatedmind.com/2009/10/emotional-faithfulness The Fruit of Knowledge Digest: Now in weblog technology Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:07:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://apixelatedmind.com/2009/10/emotional-faithfulness/comment-page-1#comment-6395 Anonymous Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:46 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/?p=2119#comment-6395 :?: :?:

]]> By: Pixel http://apixelatedmind.com/2009/10/emotional-faithfulness/comment-page-1#comment-6376 Pixel Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:07:00 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/?p=2119#comment-6376 I think I agree with everything you just said, even if my post would suggest I held a more hard-line position. The problem comes about when people have different definitions/expectations than their partners. I think I agree with everything you just said, even if my post would suggest I held a more hard-line position. The problem comes about when people have different definitions/expectations than their partners.

]]> By: T-Rizzle http://apixelatedmind.com/2009/10/emotional-faithfulness/comment-page-1#comment-6375 T-Rizzle Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:30:13 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/?p=2119#comment-6375 A big part of it is how you view the act of sex. You view it as a very emotional act. Some people don't have as much emotion involved. I would amend your definition of emotional cheating to keep it consistent with the physical cheating. I would say that it is loving someone who isn't your partner (outside the presumably knowable scope of your relationship). I could, without a doubt, love a girl friend, but not step outside that boundary. Just as you have a level of acceptable physical contact, hugging, or kissing on the cheek. This leads into the definition of openness. You could set your cheating and faithfulness on a continuum and each relationship would have their line a different distance away from each side. I argue that one could have sex with someone and not love them, and not be emotionally impoverished, and still love their partner. I think it would be possible to physically cheat and not be outside the emotional cheating limit. I would say that this situation isn't that likely though, because sex does bring out a lot of emotion. Even so, cheating no matter where the line is drawn, is still a breaking of trust. A big part of it is how you view the act of sex. You view it as a very emotional act. Some people don’t have as much emotion involved.

I would amend your definition of emotional cheating to keep it consistent with the physical cheating. I would say that it is loving someone who isn’t your partner (outside the presumably knowable scope of your relationship). I could, without a doubt, love a girl friend, but not step outside that boundary. Just as you have a level of acceptable physical contact, hugging, or kissing on the cheek.

This leads into the definition of openness. You could set your cheating and faithfulness on a continuum and each relationship would have their line a different distance away from each side.

I argue that one could have sex with someone and not love them, and not be emotionally impoverished, and still love their partner. I think it would be possible to physically cheat and not be outside the emotional cheating limit. I would say that this situation isn’t that likely though, because sex does bring out a lot of emotion.

Even so, cheating no matter where the line is drawn, is still a breaking of trust.

]]> By: Daniel Davenport http://apixelatedmind.com/2009/10/emotional-faithfulness/comment-page-1#comment-6374 Daniel Davenport Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:05:54 +0000 http://www.pixcapacitor.com/?p=2119#comment-6374 truly interesting isn't it... I like what you've done here. truly interesting isn’t it… I like what you’ve done here.

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