Trying to stay focus on me.....this is a challenge

[Pyrite]

PM - ditto - this EXACTLY how a lot of us arrived where we are. Our S did EXACTLY this.

Since they were going through similar circumstances they began to lean on each other for support. Makes sense, right? But that's when the emotional connection really started to cement itself. And when someone is connecting emotionally and getting emotional support from someone of the opposite sex who is NOT their spouse, THAT is a form of cheating. It is called "an emotional affair." (And emotional affairs are how many physical affairs begin.)