Tag: Social Media Cheating in Relationships
When Online Flirting Becomes Evidence in Divorce
Social Media Cheating in Relationships
What once seemed like harmless digital interaction can quickly cross boundaries—especially when secrecy, emotional investment, or repeated online contact begins to resemble infidelity.
Definition of social media cheating (DMs, comments, likes, emojis, secret accounts)
In Ontario family cases, “social media cheating” usually refers to digital interactions that cross the boundaries of appropriate behaviour within a committed relationship. This includes flirtatious direct messages (DMs), commenting excessively on another person’s photos, using suggestive emojis, sending private images, maintaining secret accounts, deleting message histories, or hiding online relationships from a spouse. While not always physical, the secrecy and secrecy-driven behaviour often cause the same emotional harm as a traditional affair.