An online affair, or cyber affair, is generally considered a form of cheating. 1 Cyber affairs are secret extramarital relationships that include intimate and sexual undertones. Theyre conducted online through chat, email, or social media, or they can happen via texting.

What is a cyber affair?

A Probe Ministries Internet article titled, The Allure of Cyber-Relationships, defines a cyber affair as an intimate or sexually-explicit communication between a married person and someone other than their spouse that takes place on the Internet.

What are the types of affairs?

Following are short descriptions of eleven different types of affair:Conflict Avoidance Affairs: Intimacy Avoidance Affairs: Individual (Existential or Developmental) Based Affair: Sexual Addiction Affairs: Accidental-Brief Affairs: Philandering & Other Individual Tendencies: Retribution Affairs: Bad Marriage Affairs:More items

How long do cyber affairs last?

Most affairs last only 6 to 24 months.

Is sexting Considered an affair?

The short answer is yes, sexting is a form of cheating.