How a Couple Can Overcome A Long-Hidden Infidelity
Learning about infidelity is a bombshell, whether you have been together for 5 years or 40 years. Few words can describe how shocking the discovery of an affair can be. It is the kind of betrayal that leaves you rattled and beyond betrayed. But what happens when the long-hidden affair is suddenly out in the […]
Are There Things You Shouldn’t Tell Your Therapist?
Going to the therapist can be difficult for many because you feel vulnerable while discussing yourself and your history. While the therapist’s office is safe and won’t judge you for your personal problems, are there things you shouldn’t tell your therapist? Believe it or not, there is information that won’t help your therapy sessions. You […]
What Are long term effects of infidelity?
Has the quality of your relationship crumbled after an affair? Infidelity is one of the worst challenges a couple can face. You may have had a one-night stand with a coworker and have been met with serious consequences, or maybe you are the betrayed partner who is unable to move past the shock and trauma. […]
Have You Ever Regretted Staying With Your Spouse After Infidelity?
Your spouse cheated on you. Now, you have to deal with the consequences of their actions. The anguish, hurt, and distrust you feel after their betrayal can be difficult to get over, even with a partner who is remorseful for their actions. Yet, there are many couples who can overcome the pain of an affair […]
How Does a Cheating Spouse Affect Your Mental Health?
Getting cheated on is like seeing the path of destruction left after a wildfire. Wherever you look, there is something still smoldering and burning. There is still smoke congesting the air, and you can’t breathe. Exactly how does a cheating spouse affect your mental health, though? Turns out, that science has confirmed what many people […]
How Infidelity Therapists Work With Couples in Crisis
For as long as people have been making promises to one another, there is someone who feels betrayed. Figuring out that your partner has had an extramarital affair is bound to rock your entire life. You may be looking for ways to overcome the emotions and trust issues after the infidelity. Maybe you are full […]
Could You Forgive Your Mentally Ill Significant Other For Cheating?
Even within the dark cloud of infidelity hanging over your relationship, mental illness can cause tensions between you and your partner. Then they go and betray you by sleeping with someone else. You may be tempted to write off their behaviors as a symptom of their mental illness, but can their infidelity be forgiven? There […]
Borderline Personality Disorder and Cheating
Maintaining a relationship when someone has Borderline Personality Disorder is difficult. While all relationships have challenges, the symptoms of BPD can make even the most stable moments tumultuous. However, just because someone has Borderline Personality Disorder does not mean they cannot have meaningful and intimate relationships or are doomed to cheat. Here is everything you […]
How Do You Cope With a Spouse’s Long Term Affair?
When you have been married for several years, you consider the vows you spoke together to be sacred. To be something beyond love. But then you discover that your spouse has had an affair. Not only that, but the affair has gone on for months or years. Many people will tell you at this point […]
The 9 Truths About Lifelong Extramarital Affairs
Married couples say “I do” and believe that they are committed to one another for the rest of their lives. Rarely do people want to suspect their partner of an extramarital affair—but it does happen. Sometimes infidelity ends up going on for so long that you lead a double life, one where you are committed […]