Emotional affairs disrupt the core bond between partners, create divided loyalties, and can result in significant attachment injury.

Emotional affairs can be misunderstood. They can also remain hidden in the face of more obvious infidelities, and yet, they can be just as harmful. According to a study by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 64% of couples identify emotional affairs as equally damaging, if not more so, than physical infidelity. It's also worth noting that while heterosexual men tend to report more distress to sexual infidelity than emotional infidelity, heterosexual wome