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The Trauma of Infidelity

9 May, 2013
Infidelity & Affair Help: Robert Weiss

This article by Robert Weiss explores infidelity and characterizes it as trauma. Dr David J. Ley’s article, Abusing the Term Trauma takes the counter-argument that the term trauma is inappropriately used by clinicians (and the lay person) in relation to infidelity. Mr Weiss makes reference to the emotional fallout and …

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The Emotional Affair

12 February, 2013
Denise Charles Affair & Infidelity Help

Protecting Your Relationship From Emotional Infidelity/Affairs by Denise J Charles As human beings we all have an overpowering need for human connection. We want to feel as though we matter. It is important that we are affirmed and that our worth is validated. Most of us therefore enter marriage expecting …

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Affairs: An Overview

8 February, 2013
Affairs and Jealousy

A Psychologist’s Perspective on Affairs by Dr Janet Reibstein Studying affairs Twenty years ago I began an interview study* of couples in which one person (at least) was having or had had an affair. As a new parent, I could not fathom how contemporaries of mine had the inclination or …

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Dr Shirley Glass Discusses Infidelity (Part 2)

13 December, 2012
Dr Shirley Glass Infidelity Expert

Infidelity: Shattered Vows (Part 2) By Hara Estroff Marano, Shirley Glass (edited) Source: Psychology Today, originally published 1998. Rebuild your relationship by rebuilding trust. Then open “windows” in the relationship. Continued From: Shattered Vows (part 1) HM: Are more couples trying to survive affairs these days? SG: People are more …

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Dr Shirley Glass Discusses Infidelity (Part 1)

12 December, 2012
Dr Shirley Glass Infidelity Expert

Infidelity: Shattered Vows (Part 1) By Hara Estroff Marano, Shirley Glass (edited) Source: Psychology Today, originally published 1998. Rebuild your relationship by rebuilding trust. Then open “windows” in the relationship. Hold on to your wedding ring. It’s difficult, but possible, to repair the damage caused by infidelity. Increasingly, that’s what …

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An Interview About Infidelity

4 December, 2012
Therapist Talsk About Infidelity

Interview With Carolyn Tucker: Infidelity Source: Carolyn Tucker (edited) Q1. When someone suspects their partner or spouse is having an affair, what should they do? Should they confront them without having the proof or should they confront only after having the evidence? I would suggest if someone suspects their partner or spouse is having …

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The Post Infidelity Relationship

27 November, 2012
Dr Peggy Drexler Infidleity & Psychology

Can the Infidelity-Damaged Relationship Survive? by Dr Peggy Drexler (edited) The Petraeus and Broadwell families can take comfort in one thing: this too shall pass. The TV trucks will depart. The photographers will zip up their equipment bags. The phones will stop ringing with pleas for exclusive interviews. When it …

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Beyond Betrayal: Life After Infidelity

25 November, 2012
Infidelity and the Betrayal of Intimacy

Why Men and Woman Cheat By Frank Pittman Not all affairs are alike; some are even accidental. Day after day in my office I see men and women who have been messing around. They lead secret lives, as they hide themselves from their marriages. They go through wrenching divorces, inflicting …

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Dealing with the Discovery of Infidelity

24 November, 2012
Affair & Infidelity Help: Discovering Infidelity

The pain and shock of discovering a partner’s infidelity can be one of life’s most traumatic events.  As such, it should come as no surprise that it often takes several years for couples to effectively repair a relationship after infidelity comes to light. Some things to keep in mind about …

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