Category Archives: Relationships: Marriage

The Seventh Type of Affair: Why It Is Confusing

How to Deal with the Confusion of the Seventh Type of Affair The 7th kind of affair, I Want to be Close to Someone (which means I can’t stand intimacy), is usually accompanied with plenty of confusion, not just on … Continue reading

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After the Affair: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

What to Do After the Affair… Discovering your partner’s infidelity is never easy, and deciding whether or not to stay in the marriage after the affair isn’t any easier. Plenty of couples stay together after infidelity, but then there are … Continue reading

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Extramarital Affairs: Who is to Blame?

In almost every case of infidelity, the one getting all the blame, hate and anger is usually the third party. This is mostly because the general belief in society is that the third person is the one who caused the … Continue reading

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How to Help with Infidelity

Are you trying to provide help with infidelity to a friend or family member? One of the most common questions that friends of people who are in the middle of infidelity crises ask is “what can I do to for … Continue reading

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Sexual Affairs: Not Always Hot

Usually, when you discover that your partner is having an affair, the first thought that pops in your head is your partner having sex with someone else and enjoying it. You imagine their sexual encounters to be the most amazing … Continue reading

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Confronting Your Cheating Partner: Why You Should Know What He Did

When you find out that your partner is cheating on you, one of the first reactions you might have is that you want to know every detail about his other relationship. You want to know who the other person is, … Continue reading

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Recovering From Infidelity: When Can I Feel Normal Again?

Although normalcy truly is a relative and subjective concept, there have been plenty of clients who have asked this question after they discover that their partners have been in extramarital affairs. And truth be told, there is no exact time-frame … Continue reading

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Infidelity Reasons: Knowing Why He/She Cheated

Is it Important to Know the Infidelity Reasons and Why My Partner Cheated? A lot of the people have asked this question, and the answer is always the same: Yes. Why? Because knowing the infidelity reasons or factors behind one’s … Continue reading

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Signs of a Cheating Spouse: What to Watch For in Your Partner

Studies have shown a growth in the number of people engaged in extramarital affairs, both in men and women. About 80% of individuals have indulged in an affair at some point in their marriage. This may seem like a high … Continue reading

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Traditional Self Help is Limited – Part 3

Here are some responses from my readers to the list I posted previously about self help strategies (I listed 8) being limited: I think many people, me included, know that all that lovey-dovey crap isn’t going to help them through … Continue reading

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