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Posts Categorized: rebuild trust after an affair
My Tips in Huff Post Article: Moving on After an Affair
Once you’ve made the decision to end the marriage or relationship, commit yourself to leaving. That means figuring out the logistics of divorce (Where are you going to stay? Should you retain a lawyer or is mediation your best bet?) and also coming to terms with the finality of your decision, said Caroline Madden, a marriage therapist and the author of Fool Me Once: Should I Take Back My Cheating Husband?
“Stop waiting for your spouse to come through the door,” she said. “Stop arguing about the affair. There is nothing to argue about anymore.
Instead, Madden said to “take an honest inventory of how the marriage wasn’t working for you. If he or she was cheating, your needs probably weren’t being met and you deserve to be with a spouse who doesn’t bail during rough times.”
The Closer the Couple, the Better the Sex? Not So.
What Perel discovered, she wrote in her bestselling book, Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence. What she concluded was a bit counterintuitive: Intimacy can actually be a roadblock to desire, smothering the sexual spark. Perel gained a public following, and became a favored international speaker on sexuality and marriage. More than four million people have watched her Tedtalk on the book and topic to date.
What Women Think About Sex Versus Reality
by Guest Blogger ~Dr. Psych Mom, Dr. Samantha Rodman…..I will now tackle what women think is normal sexually, which includes some pretty incorrect assumptions. Thankfully you have your friendly neighborhood blogger slash psychologist to dispel these myths right now. Get ready to email your wife and tell her she’s wrong, because that usually goes well.
An Affair Doesn’t Mean It’s Over
One factor that may determine whether a relationship can survive infidelity is the nature of the affair. Some affairs lack any emotional commitment, while others involve a deeper level of intimacy and connection than is found within the primary relationship. Often the hurt partner asks the same questions over and over about the affair in… Read more »
