Micro-Cheating, Part One. What Is It?

Dear Readers -There's been a bundle of questions lately about cheating. What is it exactly? Simply put, cheating, micro-cheating, infidelity or any other term means you're emotionally focused on someone who isn't your partner. It differs for every couple, sometimes easily defined, but for others the elastic definition must be often redefined. When the internet shrank the world in the 1990s, communication became available 24/7 with friends and strangers, providing limitless opportunities to meet others (as casual acquaintances or virtual fuck-buddies). The new term "micro-cheating" encompasses the nuances and subtleties that shatter your partner's heart just as surely as any blockbuster, fatal attraction, full-blown affair. -SQ