When the Partner Cheats.
Brothers91/getty images Once, Acharya Prashant was having a conversation with someone about relationships. The question was simple: what happens when a partner cheats? He smiled and began his story. "Imagine you’ve been in a relationship for eight years, and then, one fine day, you find out that your partner has been sleeping with someone else. How do you react? You break up, right? Why? Because you feel betrayed. But what does that tell you about your relationship? That the physical aspect was central to it. The moment that physical connection is threatened, the entire foundation crumbles," he said. He paused, letting the idea sink in before continuing. "Here’s the truth we’re all too reluctant to admit: most relationships are just about sex. We often cover it up with fancy words, like ‘love’ or ‘commitment,’ to make ourselves feel better. But the truth is, when things like cheating happen, we realize what the relationship was really about – it was just physical....