E8: The One About Micro-Cheating & Healing Emotional Unavailability
Episode description
Today on The Aligned Love Podcast, we are breaking down micro-cheating and emotional unavailability. You’ll hear all about what micro-cheating is, how it differs from blatant cheating, some indications and examples, and why it is an indication of emotional unavailability. We delve into where emotional unavailability stems from before we discuss what you can do if your partner is engaging in micro-cheating or if you are the one doing it. Lastly, we'll guide you through an exercise aimed at illuminating the reasons behind either accepting unacceptable behavior in relationships or engaging in such behavior yourself.
Key Points From This Episode:
- Why we are diving deep into micro-cheating.
- What micro-cheating is and some examples and indications of it.
- The difference between micro-cheating and blatant cheating.
- Why micro-cheating is an indication of emotional unavailability.
- Where emotional unavailability stems from.
- The importance of taking time to figure out where you are emotionally unavailable.
- A comparison between micro-cheating and addiction.
- Questions to help you understand why you accept bad behavior in partnership/do it yourself.
Quotes:
“When it comes to micro-cheating, we’re not talking about the blatant cheating tactics, actions, or behaviors that someone would execute when we think of normal cheating. We’re talking about those tiny little micro-actions that start to add up.” — @LaurenZoeller [0:07:19]
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