Infidelity is very real threat to the stability of many marriages – or perhaps more accurately, when marriages become unstable, they also become susceptible to the conditions and behaviors that lead to affairs.
Category: Affair-Infidelity
How Much Detail Should We Discuss After An Affair?
In the wake of an affair, there are always questions. Even when you’re getting things back on track, the affair has ended, and you’ve agreed to give things another shot with your spouse, you’ll likely have questions about where the marriage is heading and what you’re both going to do differently.
Is She Having an Emotional Affair?
As we’ve discussed in the past, sometimes emotional affairs can be more devastating to a marriage than physical affairs. Not only are the two often linked, but we also tend to see emotional affairs as a more serious breach of intimacy and trust – not that solely physical affairs aren’t breaches of trust, but people […]
6 Signs That You’re Having An Emotional Affair
Emotional affairs can be somewhat murky territory. Because there aren’t necessarily clear definitions of infidelity – like there are with a physical or sexual affair – it can make the boundaries blurry, and sometimes the people involved don’t quite know that they’re doing something that could seriously damage their marriage.
My Spouse Says Their Affair Was My Fault!
In the wake of an affair, it’s only natural to search for reasons. To help cope with the pain and difficulty that accompanies infidelity, people will look to any target in their line of sight to blame for the affair – and one of the most common reactions is to blame the spouse who didn’t […]
How To Handle An Emotional Affair
When we think about affairs, most of us jump immediately to thoughts of physical infidelity, of a partner cheating by way of romantic physical contact with another person, but this isn’t the only kind of affair people have, and the other “type” can actually be more damaging to the health of your marriage. What we’re […]
What To Do When The Other Woman Won’t Let Go
In past articles, we’ve talked in detail about the steps to overcoming an affair and rebuilding trust, finding forgiveness, and moving forward to build the happy marriage you know you deserve. Unfortunately though, infidelity involves more than just you and your spouse – there’s got to be a third party in the mix, and that […]
Survive an Affair By Creating a New Marriage
Recovering from an affair is difficult – that’s the simple truth. When trust is betrayed, it can be a long, uphill battle to rebuild it, but there’s one big “secret” to not only surviving an affair, but actually improving your marriage in its wake. You have to create a new marriage. Most of the time, […]
7 Signs He’s Cheating
Infidelity can cause some of the biggest challenges any relationship has to endure, but suspicion can also wreak havoc on a spouse who wonders if their spouse might be cheating, but isn’t sure enough to approach such a difficult conversation. Today we’ll be looking at seven signs that your husband may be having an affair. […]
The Science of Cheating
Most people agree that infidelity – whether emotional or physical – is inherently wrong. No one likes to have their trust violated, and it’s safe to assume that no one wants to be cheated on – so why do people do it? Studies show that while 90% or more of people disapprove of infidelity, 30-40% […]