"I have never met any of these women or had physical relationships at any time," he declared in his opening statement.When a reporter asked whether he had ever had "phone sex" or an "affair" with any of the women, Weiner replied: "I never met any of these women. I never had any physical relationship whatsoever." Weiner depicted his online interactions as a kind of game disconnected from reality.But in the unfolding story of information technology, he's a milestone worth thinking about.

The form and extent of these consequences are often dependent on the gender of the unfaithful person.

These were people that I had developed relationships with online, and I believed that we had become friends.

But that was clearly a mistake." So if the question is whether Weiner sent naughty pictures to strangers, the answer is no, he sent them to people—not women, but "people"—whom he had met and with whom he had relationships.

Article uses three citation styles: inline footnotes, a "references section" and a "further reading" section. For example, the first citation, Leeker & Carlozzi, points to the further reading section. Infidelity (synonyms include: cheating, adultery (when married), netorare (NTR), being unfaithful, or having an affair) is a violation of a couple's assumed or stated contract regarding emotional and/or sexual exclusivity.

The second citation (Weeks) is both defined in text and pointed at using a footnote. Other scholars define infidelity as a violation according to the subjective feeling that one's partner has violated a set of rules or relationship norms; this violation results in feelings of sexual jealousy and rivalry.