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Two Things Necessary for Affair Recovery

Affair recovery

Disclose What Happened Affairs are usually not disclosed but are instead uncovered. As a result, affair recovery can be especially difficult for the betrayed partner. The typical scenario is the partner who committed the affair either lies about what happened or answers questions as if they are on the witness stand in a courtroom (brief, […]

Interesting Facts About Affairs

Infidelity

According to Julie Gottman of the Gottman Institute, there are various factors related to affairs that may persuade someone to think about committing infidelity from doing so. The number of people who have affairs is up for a lot of debate. Many studies have two partners in a room and ask them if either has […]

The Slippery Slope of Affairs

Emotional affair

Dr. Shirley Glass has done extensive research on infidelity, and her book “Not ‘Just Friends’” is the basis for this post. She has found that roughly 2/3 of the couples she has treated through couple counseling have experienced infidelity. Because many affairs go unreported, it is difficult to predict exactly how common they are. Dr. […]

How to Rebuild Trust After An Affair

Cheating infidelity

Dr. Shirley Glass wrote the book “NOT ‘Just Friends’ Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity.” This is an excellent resource for both the partner who cheated and committed the betrayal and the betrayed partner. Dr. Glass’ book is the basis for this post. The book helps normalize that being attracted to other people […]