Should Children Be Made Aware Of A Parent’s Infidelity/Affair?
You want to protect your child from hurt, be it the pain of a scraped knee or emotional trauma. So what do you do when one parent has had an affair? Often, you’re driven to just deal with the damages and then sweep the discussion under the carpet. Infidelity, though, can put a strain on […]
7 Steps For Leaving A Long-Term Affair
How long can you keep a secret? For some, a secret can last what feels like a lifetime. When you’re in a long-term affair, one that has lasted a year or several, you may not even know how to get out. Sure, affairs can be thrilling and fulfilling, but they’re never the answer for dissatisfaction […]
Should Emotional Adultery Be Grounds For Divorce?
Emotional affairs are no different than physical affairs when it comes to the trauma they bring. While there are ways to work through the pain and come out stronger together, emotional adultery is devastating. The betrayal may even lead to you thinking divorce is the best way out of the mess your spouse created. But […]
What Are Some Common Signs Of Emotional Infidelity?
What Are Some Common Signs of Emotional Infidelity? Cheating is purely sexual, right? Turns out, there are instances when it isn’t a physical thing. You don’t need to have a sexual encounter, be it in real-life or online, to cheat on your partner or spouse. All you need is to breach their trust in some […]
Is Having An Emotional Affair As Bad As A Having A Real Affair?
When your partner is physically involved with another person while you’re dating, that’s cheating. We can all agree on that, and we can agree that finding out about cheating hurts terribly. Yet, when it comes to emotional affairs, are the consequences the same? Is having an emotional affair as bad as having a real affair? […]
What Is An Emotional Affair?
When you think of cheating or an affair, you probably imagine it only as sexual intimacy with someone who isn’t your partner or spouse. But that leaves a large gray space between platonic friendships and physical affairs, doesn’t it? Turns out, there is something called an emotional affair — and they can be difficult to […]
How To Move Forward After Cheating, According To A Therapist
Moving on. For many, that’s an impossible task, even when it has nothing to do with cheating. But when you’ve been cheated on, or when your spouse has had an affair, taking even a single step forward feels horrible. The shock and pain of the discovery are going to be incredibly traumatic, maybe more traumatic […]
How Common Is Cheating On A Spouse?
Learning about an affair is gut-wrenching. Nobody wants to discover that their beloved partner has betrayed them that way. But infidelity is common—far more common than most of us want to believe. In fact, throughout the world, infidelity is the number one reason why relationships and marriages crumble. Just how common is cheating on a […]
Recovering From The Trauma Of Infidelity
No one wants to be betrayed by their beloved. There is a reason why you feel the way you do. Anger, rage, and confusion are all things people struggling with the trauma of betrayal deal with. But you don’t have to stay bogged down by depression, anxiety, and other symptoms of trauma. You can rebuild […]
How Many Times Should A Wife Take Back A Cheating Spouse?
When a cheating partner asks to be taken back, what do you do? Give them a mulligan again? Tell them to leave forever? As you may already know, it’s not as easy as it sounds. How many times should a wife take back a cheating spouse? It’s hard to say, as there’s no decided-upon number […]