Many people believe that if there is no actual physical betrayal, it doesn’t count as an affair. However, in a relationship, the emotional betrayal can cause far more damage than physical betrayal. Physical betrayal is a momentary lapse of judgment, while emotional detachment is a long-term lack of love and distraction.
Those who engage in emotional betrayal will gradually become indifferent and dismissive towards you, no longer sharing daily life, no longer caring about emotions, and no longer taking the initiative to be with you. Their minds and eyes are filled with the figures of others, leaving you with only indifference, silence, and impatience. All the tenderness and patience they have are given to others.
This silent erosion is the most soul-crushing. Even though you are still putting effort into maintaining the relationship, the other person has quietly withdrawn their true feelings. They are physically present but mentally elsewhere. Without arguing or fighting, without breaking up, they have completely exhausted each other’s love.
Physical betrayal damages the bottom line, while emotional betrayal destroys the true feelings. Once there is a second thought in a relationship, it can never return to what it was before. There is no need to纠缠冷漠的人，no need to挽留分心的爱，及时抽身，放过卑微的自己.
