I believe that emotional affairs are the most destructive. Your spouse becomes addicted to the affair partner. It hurts to know that the person you trust most in the world is sharing your "shortcomings" with another. My marriage did not survive the emotional affair that became physical.
The article is correct when it states that at least one person is going to get hurt and often many others. It hurt me, our children, extended family, as well as our friends. An affair equals destruction any way you look at it.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon