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Emotional Affair Quotes

7 quotes from 7 authors

When the heart confides in someone outside the primary partnership, intimacy and betrayal blur. These seven quotes reveal the thrill, rationalizations, and warning signs that many recognize. For broader context, see the Infidelity and Boundaries pages, plus Romantic Relationships for deeper insight.

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Emotional affairs, those are the only real affairs; those are the real ones.

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“In monogamy, a romantic partner and a sexual partner are, almost by definition, the same person. Emotional intimacy and physical intimacy are…

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Don’t flirt, have sex, or engage in emotional affairs with your friends’ significant others. This shouldn’t need to be said, but it…

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“Out here the sunsets were like Italian operas, torrid, emotional affairs that went on for three hours or more, hanging in the…

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Comedy is an intellectual affair, and deals chiefly with logic. Tragedy is an emotional affair, and deals chiefly with value. Horace Walpole…

James Kern Feibleman

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A lot of Gorillaz songs were very personal. I mean, that's why it was interesting, because it wasn't music being made for…

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“Now I knew that an emotional affair was even more dangerous. It created a need to share every thought and feeling with…

Diane Chamberlain

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