
Developing healthy emotional boundaries with the opposite gender beyond our spouse is one of the best ways to prevent a future affair. Sharing external information within these relationships is fine, such as work topics, vacation plans, current news, etc. However, sharing internal information is not recommended, such as personal struggles, problems with our children, marital strain, etc. We tend to feel close and bonded to those we share our internal struggles with. Therefore, sharing this type of information with the opposite gender beyond our spouse puts us at high risk for developing deeper feelings for the person and eventually having an affair.