Information on Catching a Cheating Spouse

With the rise of Internet affairs, computer monitoring software can reveal the truth about whether or not a loved one is cheating. Infidelity has existed since before the Internet, but online communication has made it easy for husbands and wives to seek extramarital relationships.

But what counts as an affair? Would you consider a flirtatious chat or a scintillating email cheating? Counselors and mental health workers in Australia have released guidelines defining online affairs and how to help the high number of people seeking counseling after an Internet fling went wrong, according to TVNZ News.

Did you know: A recent survey of 1,500 counselors found that 1 in 5 patients were seeking help after experiencing a negative Internet sexual experience?

Australian mental health workers have seen an increase in counseling cases involving relationship troubles stemming from one partner's Internet use. A recent survey of 1,500 counselors found that 1 in 5 patients were seeking help after experiencing a negative Internet sexual experience. In many of the cases, a husband or wife left their partner for someone they'd met online, only to have the new relationship fall apart.

Experts say that infidelity doesn't have to include sex, but that communicating intimately with someone other than your committed partner is considered a breach of trust. Elly Robinson of the Australian Institute of Family Studies says, "An online relationship doesn't have to turn physical to constitute an affair."

If a husband chats secretly with an online friend that his wife doesn't know about, experts warn that this could be the beginning of an online affair. A good indicator of whether or not there's a problem is if the husband feels comfortable talking with his wife about his friend, or having his wife participate in the chats.

If one partner is secretive about his or her online activities, there may be reason for concern. The Internet is a particularly dangerous place for affairs because inhibitions are removed and there's an endless supply of potential partners. The Internet makes it easy for people to lie about their identities by chatting under an alias and describing themselves as younger, single, or even as a different sex. Those who suspect their husband or wife is having an affair and want to find out they truth may want to consider using an Instant Message monitor that will record both sides of chat conversations.

Here are some signs that a spouse may be having an Internet affair:

• Chats more than 3 hrs per week with an online friend
• Chats in private
• Makes excuses to go online
• Exits the screen when someone enters the room

Another indicator that someone is having an affair is unusual or unpredictable behavior. Some Internet affairs even have violent outcomes, and a recent US case involving two middle aged people ended in murder. Two middle aged men who worked together began an online relationship with someone they thought was an attractive young woman. The men were pretending to be an 18-year old marine until one shot and killed his colleague because of jealousy over the girl. The girl was really a mother in her 40's using her daughter's identity online. The shooter is not only facing murder charges, but also divorce proceedings from his wife. This case is a sad example of how an Internet affair based on lies can do so much damage.

WebWatcher computer monitoring software can help you find out the truth if you think you may be with a cheater. WebWatcher records everything that happens on a computer, online and offline. The invisible keylogger records everything typed, so that nothing will be missed.

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