Protect from Infidelity

There’s a show my husband and I have been watching lately called “Superstore.” It’s a very funny show and we’ve been enjoying watching it together, but two of the main characters tend to flirt and one of them is married. It hints that she has marital problems with her husband and it portrays him as someone who isn’t very intelligent. I think it’s sad that they felt it was necessary to include something like that in a show that would otherwise be a great show. The media, nowadays, portrays marriage and families as trivial and insignificant.

Kenneth W. Matheson said,

“A marriage can be placed in a precarious situation when one spouse forms a relationship with someone outside the marriage and begins to choose the company of that person or frequently shares personal information with that person rather than with a spouse.”

As we’re all aware, there is physical infidelity which is when you physically cheat on your spouse, but there is also emotional infidelity which in my opinion is probably even more common than physical infidelity.

Kenneth W. Matheson also said,

“Emotional infidelity, which occurs when emotions and thoughts are focused on someone other than a spouse, is an insidious threat that can weaken the trust between a couple and shatter peace of mind.”

When I first started researching this topic I had the thought, “How could something as innocent as friendship lead to something as serious as infidelity?” Then I realized that is exactly how every strong relationship begins.

When my husband and I first met, we became friends and then as we got to know each other more and more we began sharing our dreams and goals. As time went on we became closer to each other and our relationship grew stronger. It’s amazing how something that is so crucial and beneficial to a marriage can also be detrimental depending on who it’s with and when it occurs.

Turn toward your spouse and no one else. Share your deepest dreams and desires, your frustrations and concerns with them. If you will do these things then your relationship and marriage will be strengthened.