There’s been much talk lately about micro-cheating the idea that someone doesn’t have to physically cheat in order to stray. Commenting on someone’s social posts with a fire or heart emoji, sliding into people’s DMs, flirting, emotional closeness outside your relationship or platonic friendships with members of the opposite sex, or the same sex if you’re LGBTQ+, can all be classed as this low-level form of infidelity.