People are meeting on the Internet through email, discussion lists, chat rooms and relationship web sites. A relationship on the Internet may evolve very easily, but should also be regarded with sensibility and confidentiality. Some people think that as long as long as I have had no sexual contact with a person, I am still being faithful to my partner. Yet, this simply is not the case. It does not take a physical act to betray your relationship with your partner.
Infidelity is primarily a matter of the heart, and an issue of behaviour.
It is the heart that wonders first, generally, long before any specific betrayal of behaviour can be pinpointed. The toughest issue for the faithful partner is not whether their partner can change their behaviour, but how can I know where their heart is. How can I know that they are committed to me with their heart and not just their words. There are as many answers to that question as there are people who find themselves involved in such a relationship. There are three aspects of an Internet relationship that make it unique.