What is infidelity? The dictionary meaning of the word is ‘the action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner’. So infidelity happens when a partner cheats in a marriage or a sexual relationship with any other partner. But in the modern era, thanks to the onslaught of the internet, infidelity has taken various forms and is not confined to cheating through physical relationships only.
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So with time, the whole definition of infidelity has changed although it continues to be a very common issue among partners. Statistics show that in India 10 out of 7 women cheat on their spouses because they are so bored with their relationships. According to another survey, 76% of Indian women and 61% of men say that infidelity is not a sin or is immoral. Bonobology brings to you India’s take on infidelity and cheating – both the macro and the micro perspectives.Infidelity can be emotional infidelity and it can be online infidelity when people go into chat rooms and fulfil their sexual fantasies. And someone who is imagining someone else while in bed with his or her partner could also be indulging in infidelity.