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3 Critical Stages of Affair Recovery
What is Affair Recovery? What is affair recovery? Is it possible to recover from infidelity? How do you begin to address such a profound breach of trust? Healing from infidelity is possible. But it requires
Continue readingHow Should I Act Toward My Cheating Spouse?
How should I act toward my cheating spouse now that I’ve discovered their affair? I hear this question from hurt partners regularly. I am currently taking a new training with Michele Weiner Davis,
Continue readingCouples Counseling…5 Ways You’ll Know You’re Ready to Start
Are You Ready to Start Couples Counseling? Thinking about couples counseling? When intimate bonds fray, it’s typical for couples to tough it out without help for years. Only about 19% of distressed
Continue readingThe Grief of the Involved Partner
Ending your Affair…the Grief of the Involved Partner The grief of the “unfaithful” Involved Partner is a very touchy subject in couples therapy. In my previous post, I discussed the problem
Continue readingThought-Stopping for Hurt Partners
The Perils of Rumination In an earlier post, I have discussed the idea that obsession and rumination by a hurt partner are the first major stumbling blocks to affair recovery. In order for Hurt Partners
Continue readingThe Art of the Apology
This article is part of the Why Couples Fight Series What is the art of the apology? Does science offer any bedrock of data about what constitutes an effective apology between intimate partners?"Love
Continue readingFacebook Affairs
Facebook Affairs are becoming a very hot topic in social science research. A new study by researchers at Indiana University found that Facebook users who are in ostensibly “committed” relationships
Continue readingHow Do You Define Infidelity?
Define Infidelity Revised on April 30, 2019. Doesn’t Everyone Know What It Is? How do you define infidelity? Is it just what we decide to do or not do? Or is there a more fundamental issue at stake? Porn.
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