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I need some perspective please folks.
I have a male friend, who has confided in me that he has met someone he really likes 'online'. My other friends and I initially thought it was pretty cute (if not a slightly alien concept to me) but that's beside the point, it seems to be the place to meet people these days lol
So he's very single.
However he informed me, last night, that she, is married.
He lives in Brisbane, she lives in Melbourne.
I don't know which site they met on, but he confirmed it was not a 'dating' site. I guess they share a mutual interest? I don't know.
The problem now is, he is coming to me wanting advice, because he feels for this woman and wants to go and see her and meet her and is adamant he cares about her.
I am incredulous.
And by his account, she feels something for him too.
When I questioned him about it, he's adamant that they haven't done anything 'wrong'.........yet.
But if they're emailing and messaging constantly and I believe they've had the odd phone call too...and telling one another they care for eachother and have the desire to meet....is this an emotional affair already?
I have a hard time with this, because I'm not built this way and have no idea how you can develop these kind of feelings for someone through a computer screen. But he's absolutely consumed by her.
This has been going on for about 3 months now I believe, maybe 4. He's stated his desire to see her and she has stated her desire to have him come and see her.
Now he's asking ME, what he should do? In MY mind, it's already cheating, they're having a psuedo love affair via communication? Aren't they?
His argument is, in reality, they haven't met yet...so IS it actually cheating?
I honestly don't know.
He doesn't seem too fussed about the cheating part, because he has stated that if she were truly happy in her marriage, she wouldn't be sharing in this with him in the first instance, or wanting to see him too.
I know nothing of her story. Although he's been quite vague about her, thus far.
Is this just....harmless fun, UNTIL they meet? IF that ever happens?
Or is it an affair, of sorts, as it is, right now?
Would be keen to hear your opinions.