Monique ThompsonLicensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor & Infidelity Recovery Specialist

Does spending time with my coworker count as cheating?

27 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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This content was created by Monique Thompson. This content was uploaded by Monique Thompson. This is a YouTube video titled "Does spending time with my coworker count as cheating?" (posted 2025-07-27) featuring Dr. Monique Thompson, an infidelity expert. The excerpt is a single-speaker advisory segment in which she explains that close workplace relationships and gradually crossed boundaries can constitute cheating, advises the person to stop and reflect on why they outsourced their emotional needs, and invites viewers to reach out for help.

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Are you hiding or downplaying your relationship at work? Yeah, it probably counts as cheating. Um, sometimes when you have a relationship with somebody at work, you go to lunch with them, you share a lot of your time with them, you can start crossing boundaries just a little bit at a time until finally you're doing things that you would not want your partner to be doing. You've probably started cheating. You might be able to still turn this around, but to answer the question, yes. That does count as cheating. What can you do? One, you can stop. The first thing to do is just stop. And next, figure out what happened. Why did you start outsourcing your heart, and what can you do to get back on track? I'm Dr. Monique Thompson. I'm an infidelity expert. Reach out, let's talk, let's see how we can get things back on track.