How marriages are wrecked by 'micro-cheating' on social media

Examples of micro-cheating include checking the social media accounts of former partners; sending emoji such as hearts and flowers to other people; and saving mobile phone contact details of someone from the opposite sex under a false name. Stock Image: Getty Images

Will Crisp

At least old-fashioned philanderers knew where they stood. For them, only an extramarital affair was considered cheating.

In the modern, digital age, however, it takes an awful lot less to wreck a relationship. Welcome to the world of "micro-cheating".