4 Signs that You, or Your Spouse, are Committing “Digital Infidelity”

4. Defending/Hiding online “back burner relationships”.

This is something that I learned about through the Today Show story. A “back burner relationship” is a sometimes secretive and flirtatious “friendship” that one keeps online–usually through websites like Facebook–with the mindset that this friendship could be his/her new romance when things go south in the marriage. Yeah. It’s as disturbing as it sounds, and according to the story, it is quite prevalent.

This can be a tricky one because we have so many “friends” on Facebook, but these back burner relationships usually involve messaging back and forth in a flirtatious way. We shouldn’t be doing this with anyone of the opposite sex online or otherwise. So, it’s important that we stop this before it starts.

It’s probably best if we aren’t Facebook friends with old flames, and we should defriend anyone who sends us a flirtatious message instead of answering it. This may seem extreme to some, but sometimes, we have to do these kinds of things to protect our marriage. No good can come from these back burner relationships, because they undermine and even threaten the commitment we’ve made to our spouse.

If you or your spouse is committing digital infidelity, please don’t lose hope. We want to help you. Please check out our latest resource, Fighting for My Marriage, by clicking here. If this program doesn’t seem like a fit for you, please fight for your marriage by going to a Christian marriage counselor and/or crisis marriage retreat. Be willing to do whatever it takes to save the marriage. You will be glad you did.

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