As time passes, relationships are constantly evolving. With that every person is also changing the way they perceive relationships. 

In a world where love is merely a swipe away now on the various dating apps, emotional fidelity is being pushed to the limits. While physical cheating may still be headline news, emotional fidelity is thriving in cyberspace.

The most recent research from dating app Gleeden shows a 40 per cent of married Indians admitted they have a "digital affair". These "affairs" are not physical relationships but, rather, romantic interactions that are sexually suggestive and emotionally intimate with someone other than the person's spouse—completely online.

Even more fascinating, almost 65 per cent of the respondents say they saw their virtual experiences as "harmless fun", and 37 per cent who acknowledged that emotional infidelity is worse than physical infidelity, confessed that they still carry on their texting. These contradictions are contributing to a silent transformation of how contemporary Indian marriages are dealing with desire, boredom, and emotional discontent.