Virtual Infidelity: A Ground for Divorce - New York Public Policy | Examiner.com

Virtual Infidelity: A Ground for Divorce - New York Public Policy | Examiner.com: "Contemporary marriages face virtual infidelities emanating from cybersex occurring in Chat-Rooms. In the United States, fifty percent (50%) of marriages usually end in divorce;1 however, virtual infidelity is an after-thought that had never been factored into the quantitative analysis associated with the aforesaid statistical equation. According to The Fortino Group’s article titled, “This Is An Internet E-Mergency,” virtual infidelity is the cause of one-third of divorce litigation.2 Yet, according to DivorceMag, forty-six percent (46%) of men believe that “online affairs are adultery.”3 Initially, this work took me through a meandering process which made me confront my biases for the sake of providing a neutral perspective on the subject of Internet infidelity; however, as a married man I experienced difficulty trying to remain neutral."