6 Ways Women Have an Affair

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The last thing any loving husband wants to hear is that their wife has been unfaithful. But, the truth is, you’ve probably been unfaithful and may not have even realized it. Typically, when we think of cheating, we think of a physical affair; however, being unfaithful can go much deeper than a physical relationship. It isn’t just sleeping with someone other than your spouse. Affairs involve our deepest emotions and before we know it, we are so far gone our marriage can’t recover. We begin to prioritize someone or something else over our spouse and no longer put our marriage first. When a marriage becomes a last priority, there’s no place it can go but downhill. Here are six ways women have an affair. Some are pretty clear and others are less obvious.

Letting Friends Dictate Your Relationship

When you surround yourself with friends who don’t respect your relationship and those who aren’t secure about their own relationships, your marriage will quickly fall into a toxic place. We are who we hang around. It’s important that we are surrounding ourselves with people who are uplifting and encouraging. While it’s important to create time for your girlfriends, you shouldn’t be spending more time with them than your husband. These kinds of friends who throw caution to the wind aren’t there to support you, but to sabotage your marriage. They will give you bad advice. They won’t think twice about you flirting with another man or spending time away from home. They will allow you to fall down a slippery slope and won’t be there to catch you when your marriage falls apart.

Not Creating Boundaries with People of the Opposite Sex

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One of the most vital components to creating a happy, healthy and fulfilling relationship is to become a master of setting boundaries in your marriage. It’s especially important that you create boundaries with male co-workers, friends and acquaintances. If you don’t, you may quickly find yourself in a vulnerable position. What may begin as an innocent friendship can easily spiral into an emotional or physical affair. The next thing you know, you are thinking about this man more and wishing you could spend more intimate time with him. There is nowhere this sort of relationship can go but downward.

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