Mileham, B. (2004). CHEATING BY CHATTING. Hispanic, 17(3), 28-29. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
Mileham reveals that flirting in Internet chat rooms has impacted marital relationships and creates reasons for seeking sexual thrills online. He reveals that the reason for seeking sexual thrills online was the lack of sex in the marriage, boredom, and the excitement of the dating world. From his interviews, about 83 percent did not believe that online liaisons are a form of infidelity. They think that online sex involves no touching of another human being, even though 17 percent believed that it is. His researched points out that if online liaisons are not infidelity, why are the chatters hidden their chatting from their spouses? When the spouses find out they feel betrayed, angry, and hurt. One-third of divorce litigation is caused by online affairs. This high technology world could destroy many marriage relationships if we do not accept that online communication is infidelity.
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