By Dr. Simon Casey

Internet dating has created a different mindset among individuals and has changed the dating game forever.  There are some people who may give the appearance of exclusive dating, but they aren’t giving up their online profiles.  There are two major reasons for this:

1. Doubt: About 40 percent of people fall into this category.  What happens is, after the first couple of dates, one person starts realizing that something is missing in the relationship and/or that the other person doesn’t completely meet his or her expectations.  As casual dating slowly starts turning into more of a relationship, one partner becomes more committed (while believing that the other person is feeling the same way), and the other one choose to be pretentious and somewhat dishonest with his/her feelings.  Keeping an online profile active is a clear indication that someone wants to keep his or her options open.  This is what I call “emotional cheating.”

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