"When Mayor Mary Anne Clancy of Newburyport, Mass., a married mother of three, engaged in a brief e-mail dalliance with a married gym teacher earlier this year, neither could have imagined the public embarrassment that would result from their private exchanges. But after Mrs. Clancy's husband, Brian, discovered the romantic e-mails this month, he allegedly assaulted Jason Beauparlant, the teacher, and was arrested. The ensuing headlines exposed the cyber-tryst," writes Marilyn Gardner, The Christian Science Monitor.
"The incident spotlights a largely hidden but rapidly growing phenomenon: cyber-affairs, romantic liaisons conducted via computer. Although a majority of such encounters never lead to a physical relationship — causing some observers to dub them "safe infidelity" — cyber-betrayals can seriously damage and even destroy the marriages of those involved, according to experts."
Continued at USA Today....
