Infidelity on the Internet : virtual relationships and real betrayal / Marlene M. Maheu and Rona B. Subotnik ; forewords by Alvin Cooper and Shirley Glass.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-246) and index.
Contents
Prelude to infidelity. Cyber-affairs : lighthearted flirting, hot chatting, or infidelity? -- Love at the speed of electricity : the power of virtual attraction -- Cyber-sex -- Cyber-sexual compulsivity : impulses gone haywire -- The shock of infidelity on the Internet. Infidelity : virtual or real? -- Discovery : real betrayal from the virtual world -- Decisions : to stay or to go? -- Path to recovery. Beginning steps to recovery -- Concluding steps to recovery -- Appendix A: Understanding the Internet -- Appendix B: Emoticons and acronyms.