Like a recovered alcoholic who runs back to the bottle when they hit rock bottom, people cheat because of their emotions. Emotional mood states often lead people in a relationship to be unfaithful. When you feel that your needs aren’t being met, you go looking for ways to satisfy them.
Emotions aren’t a way to absolve anyone of the trauma they caused by having an affair, but emotions do help us understand the why of the situation better. There are four main emotions associated with infidelity that are referred to by HALT:
Hunger
Anger
Loneliness
Tiredness
Let’s have a look at what contributes to HALT. Read the full article here!