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What are the boundaries between a friendship and an emotional affair?

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Question - (21 January 2011) 5 Answers - (Newest, 23 January 2011)
A age 41-50, * writes:

most people do their jobs with male or female..definatly they became friends..what are the boundries? why most people have emotional affair with co.workers...although they say they are just friends but they have love feelings for each other....although they doesnot want? how should control this unwilling relation? the major reason is texting and calling after job time....sharing is good thing but your friend has a family and most time a partner....it can disturb their life ...is it friendship? You should think about it? what do you say..and how can we jugde is it friendship or not just friends(emotional affair)..i think emotional affair are more painful because it hurts all the time...you can say physical or sexy relation but not affair...i am just talking about too much attachment and involvment of co.workers and collegues in their personal life...send your views more and more..

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A female reader, chocoholicforever United States +, writes (23 January 2011):

It crosses boundaries when you start saying or doing things around this friend that you wouldn't say or do if your spouse or significant other was in the room or heard/saw everything.

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A female reader, petina1 United Kingdom +, writes (22 January 2011):

petina1 agony aunthttp://careerplanning.about.com

here's a start

Good Luck!

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (22 January 2011):

If you are doing something with someone else, that you would not do if your spouse was present, and you would not want your spouse to know about fully, then you are cheating.

If you are doing something with someone else that you would be angry to know that your spouse was doing with someone else if the positions were reversed, then you are cheating.

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A female reader, cry United States +, writes (21 January 2011):

cry agony aunt well did he tell this co-worker to contact him after work.(complicated situation) yes he is, and should be able to have girl -friends, just as you should have guy-friends. can you be secure enuff in your relationship to let your man go to the movies with another woman? i think the two of should meet. ask your husband to introduce the two of you . she will be his new friend but your still his bestfriend for life .thats how he should make you feel .when she tex after work interupting you dinner lets say dose he rush over to see what she wrote or can he silence it. how emottional dose he get .dose he defend his new friend. i dont know thats hard.

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A female reader, petina1 United Kingdom +, writes (21 January 2011):

petina1 agony auntWorking friendships/ relationships are so easy. You don't have to go to a function or a gathering to meet them, date them, have relations with them. They are all there, day to day in one place, all working alongside each other, having fun. The fun will most definately be spoilt if the partners find out and also when people have relationships with people at work and it doesnt work out it can turn very complicated and uneasy. In saying that a large majority of people do find love and marriage in someone they met at work. If your collegues know that you have a partner or are married, then the texts etc should not be going on outside work and interferring with personal life as that will destroy marriages.

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