Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh
In terms of the spiritual union of two people, you are correct. Conscious will to divorce ends the "joint" characteristic of the relationship.

However, marriages are also a legally binding financial contract. It is common practice to penalize the party who is in default on fulfilling their contractual commitments as part of the dissolution of any business contract. On this level, marriage is treated as would be any number of other legal partnering arrangements. The party at fault for breach of contract is expected to shoulder the largest burden of the costs therefrom.

Seamus
Then the terms of the contract have to be explicit apout what behaviour is acceptable. Having cyber sex is in itself no hinderance for continuing the marriage. The profitable financial and social qualities of the contract are not endangered.