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* Arlene * helps shelters for abused women and children.

UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONAL INFIDELITY

Understanding Emotional Infidelity

True intimacy comes out of a willingness to make ourselves vulnerable, but if we are unwilling or unable to allow that vulnerability, then we will be unable to create true intimacy in our relationships. That's where the paradox of intimacy begins.

Our need to belong -- or, for this conversation, our need to be loved -- drives us toward a desire for intimacy. If we can't -- or won't -- create intimacy by allowing vulnerability, but also remain at the sufferance of the primal need to belong, we will, inevitably, somehow seek to fill the gap. Nature abhors a vacuum -- and that applies to social and emotional vacuums, as well as physical ones.

43 Comments

Emotional infidelity usually leads to physical infidelity...

22 months ago

Great content. Thanks for sharing.

22 months ago

yup..very much true... informative..thanks for sharing!

22 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

22 months ago

Thanks for all the great comments!

22 months ago

Good report
Nice information

20 months ago

In short Arlene what you are saying is if there is no love for that person there is a possibility they will stray and cheat on them.

20 months ago

Nice information

17 months ago

Love your article, been there done that.

17 months ago

nice tips, thanks for sharing

17 months ago

very nicccce.

17 months ago

Oh, the issue of emotional infidelity is so deep. It starts with self immage, self estime, autenticity, honest communication, etc... the lack of all this ingrediends leading to lack of genuine connection with your partner, consequently to the need of finding fulfilment elsewhere ... excelent post Arlene. The subject is so compex and unfortunately most people have no earthly idea where to begin the vital change ... ok, I'm in the habit of taking over people's posts lol ... I won't do that to you :-)

17 months ago

wow nice post... thanks for sharing..

17 months ago

nice post

17 months ago

very nice post Arlene , thank u for sharing ....great.......................

17 months ago

Nice post, thanks sharing

16 months ago

good post

16 months ago

nice post thanks,,,

16 months ago

NICE POSTTTTT

16 months ago



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16 months ago

nice posting

16 months ago

great post

16 months ago

wow great post............thanks for sharing....great work......keep it up......

15 months ago

Great ............

15 months ago

nice posting

15 months ago

Nice post thanks for the Sharing keep it up.

15 months ago

great post

14 months ago

Women are unfaithful

14 months ago

very great

14 months ago

Very nice post , thanks for sharing

14 months ago

nice

14 months ago

nice post

14 months ago

Very interesting philosophical statement with great wit.Thanks for sharing.

14 months ago

thank you for sharing

10 months ago

thank you for sharing

10 months ago

very nice

5 months ago

nice post

2 months ago