Signs of an Affair

Marilyn Stowe: Divorce Lawyer

Signs of an Affair: How to Tell if he’s Cheating by Marilyn Stowe (and when to throw the towel in) by UK’s top divorce lawyer After 30 years as a divorce lawyer I have heard all the excuses and all the explanations. Given that we are all different as individuals, …

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The Revenge Affair

Infidelity & Affair Support

If Your Partner Cheated Should You Cheat Too? by Guy Winch Ph.D. The consequences of cheating for revenge and retaliation Discovering your partner has cheated (or still is) is a shocking and emotionally devastating event. It can turn your entire world upside down and elicit intense feelings of anger, betrayal, …

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Affairs and Addiction: Part 3

Infidelity & Affair Help: Dr Haltzman

The IHG position on the sex addiction model is discussed in: Part 3: Affair Fog Theory: Sex Addiction ~ Wayfarer [hr] Affairs: Beating Flame Addiction By Dr Scott Haltzman Part 3: In the third and final installment, Dr. Haltzman offers tips on how to overcome and break free of flame …

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Affairs and Addiction: Part 2

Moth to a Flame

The IHG position on the sex addiction model is discussed in: Part 3: Affair Fog Theory: Sex Addiction ~ Wayfarer [hr] Affairs: The Flame Addiction By Dr Scott Haltzman Part 2: In the second installment of a 3-part series, Dr. Haltzman explains—like a moth to a flame—why those who cheat …

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Affairs and Addiction: Part 1

Infidelity & Affair Help: Dr Haltzman

Other Affair/Infidelity and Sex Addiction Posts: Affairs & Infidelity: Choice Not Addiction Challenging the Myth of Sex Addiction The IHG position on the sex addiction model: Part 3: Affair Fog Theory: Sex Addiction ~ Wayfarer [hr] Affairs: The Relationship Between Infidelity & Addiction by Dr Scott Haltzman (edited) Most of …

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Should You Confess Your Extramarital Affair?

Infidelity Help: Self-Deception

Extramarital Affair: Should You Tell Your Spouse You Cheated? Expert Weighs In By Ashley Reich (edited) You’ve had an affair. Does that mean your marriage is over? Not necessarily, according to Dr. Scott Haltzman, author of “The Secrets of Surviving Infidelity.” In fact, according to the author, “many people will …

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Fantasies and Affairs

Infidelity & Affair Help: Therapy

When Fantasy Crosses the Line By Lynn Margolies, Ph.D. Fantasizing about another person may seem like a harmless indulgence, but it actually draws us closer to temptation and can increase the risk of being unfaithful. In the same way that dwelling on worries and possible catastrophes fuels anxiety and makes …

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Affairs & Immunity

Dr Harriet Lerner: Marriage Rules - Affairs and Monogamy

Don’t Think Your Marriage is Affair-Proof! by Harriet Lerner Ph.D When you feel threatened by a partner’s relationship outside the marriage, speak up. You can’t stamp out his desire for others, nor can you stop her from being unfaithful. But that doesn’t mean that you have to shut up, or …

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Post-Affair Break-Up: Coping

Infidelity & Affair Help: Barton Goldsmith

10 Things to Remember After a Break-Up by Barton Goldsmith Ph.D. (edited) We have all been through it and, at best, a breakup is a difficult situation. Here are some tips and advice to help you make it through this rough patch. 1. You are not going to be thinking …

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Extra-Marital Affair Prevention Agreements

Dr Barry McCarthy: Infielity & Affair Help

Preventing Extra-Marital Affairs by Barry W McCarthy, Ph.D. (edited) 35-45% of marriages involve a sexual or emotional extra-marital affair. The most common way that people end a dating relationship is to begin dating (or at least flirting) with another person. When married most people (80% or more) assume that they …

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