theroguefeminist:

Just fyi that if you are in a monogamous romantic relationship and you start being really emotionally intimate with another person to the point where the lines are blurred and you don’t set proper boundaries, you’re committing emotional infidelity. It’s especially glaring when you purposefully omit the fact you’re in a relationship. It’s one thing to not immediately announce you’re in a relationship the second someone starts talking to you, but there’s a definite point of no return where, if you keep mum on it, things become inappropriate. I’m dealing with this right now, and it feels shitty to realize I’ve been party to someone’s infidelity when I never signed up for that. You don’t have to kiss or touch someone to be unfaithful–you don’t even have to declare feelings. There are behaviors and levels of intimacy coded as romantic and you’ve crossed the line at that point.