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Why emotional affair endings create unspeakable grief

My coworker and I had an emotional affair for two years and when she transferred departments I felt like my world ended, but I can't explain to anyone why I'm so depressed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Emotional infidelity creates real intimacy and devastating loss, but moral judgment silences the mourning process.

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