DM chats make you love cheat
ALERT ON FLIRTING PERILS
HALF of Brits now consider “sliding into someone’s DMs” as full-blown cheating.
Online direct messaging for flirting.
And relationship expert Rachael Lloyd has warned that digital technology is making relationship boundaries increasingly blurred.
She said: “Advances in technology and the multitude of available platforms means that people often feel there is endless choice.
“This choice can lead people to make toxic decisions.”
Rachel, of dating site eharmony, added: “It might start with a bit of flirting online, and build towards full-blown emotional affairs in the digital environment. The is often used
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RESCUERS searching for missing teenager Nora Quoirin are using recordings of her mum’s voice in a bid to find her.
The 15-year-old Londoner disappeared from her room on holiday in Malaysia last week.
Police are now using loudspeakers as they try and find her in the jungle.
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The message says: “Nora darling, Nora I love you, mum is here.” fallout from these situations can be devastating as a physical affair.”
The survey found that consistently liking the social media posts of someone you fancy is “micro-cheating”, according to 30% of us.
And a similar number think it is inappropriate for a partner to stay in contact with someone they have previously dated. Flirting with strangers is viewed as a breach of trust by two in five people.
But despite all of this, a third of Brits admit to cheating. When asked why, nearly two in five said they had felt disconnected from their partner and a quarter wanted to boost their self-esteem. as