Dana feels deeply betrayed by the secret accumulation of significant debt and equates this behavior to a breach of marital trust similar to an affair.

“I kept thinking where's $77,000 I don't see what we got for that and he was unable to tell me how it was spent I was Furious that whole concept of financial infidelity like you've hidden 77,000 and you come to me now but I tried to be calm in a moment because it's a problem and it had to be fixed”

Financial infidelity in a marriage can be sufficient grounds for divorce because it involves betraying trust and negatively impacting the welfare of the children.

“Financial infidelity would be a dealbreaker for many otherwise rocksolid relationships. This is a giant hole that may be hard to recover from, but it can be done. Honestly, that was a really good response. It was a really good response. Honestly, she has a point. Financial infidelity is a thing. If ”

Amanda claims that her online flirtations and other interactions with men were innocent and do not constitute actual cheating because she never intended to replace her husband.

“The emotional Affairs I don't look at them as a big deal I don't call it cheating a quick hug was really all that I've ever done I was never planning on having sex I do like the the tingly feeling you get as far as falling in love and the newness of it but these were definitely just fantasies”

Jim Craig claims he never intended to sleep with other women, despite creating a matchmaking profile.

“Jim managed to smooth things over with Angela, promising that he was merely stringing women along with attention and money, but with no intention of actually cheating.”