What is the definition of an emotional affair with a married person?

I think it is mainly defined as to a person who confides secrets to the other person, talks bad about his/her spouse and talks about his/her troubles, whether it be in his/her marriage or troubles in general. How would you definite an emotional affair? These traits? Or, other ones too? What is the definition of an emotional affair with a married person?
What some people call an emotional affair, other people call friendship. I have never thought that it was ok to forbid a spouse from having a friend of the opposite sex.





However, if your spouse relates to an individual of the opposite sex in a way that he/she knows is against your permission, that is an affair. Emotional or otherwise. What is the definition of an emotional affair with a married person?
I saw this posted 2days ago %26amp; the answers were all of the above. Emotional affairs usually lead to sexual affairs b/c that's the next step after the 2people have their emotions all involved. It may not be right but, sometimes spouses need people to talk to that aren't in the union.
The act of seeking sexual comfort with the intention of acting on it physically or emotionally with anyone other than your partner .
i think its having all the feelings but not acting upon them
No, an emotional affair is when a married person is having a sexual relationship with another person, it can be with anyone woman or man, married or not, and at the same time has feelings for this person. It can be love, affection, maybe filling an emotional void. It goes beyond a strictly sexual relationship.