of them.
But secrecy is different from attraction itself.
Attraction can happen without anyone choosing it. Concealing a relationship, encouraging emotional intimacy, or crossing agreed-upon boundaries involves choices.
Attraction Is Not the Same as Infidelity
This distinction is important.
Marriage does not make a person incapable of noticing someone else is attractive. People can experience unexpected feelings even when they are committed to their partners.
The critical question is what happens next.
Someone can recognize an attraction and deliberately create distance. Another person may feed the attraction by seeking private conversations, emotional closeness, constant messaging, or opportunities to be alone together.
The feeling itself is not necessarily the betrayal.
The decisions surrounding the feeling are what can change the situation.
What Should You Actually Pay Attention To?
Rather than focusing on one isolated behavior, look for patterns.
Is he consistently seeking her attention? Does he appear emotionally invested in her
