Since this recovery process is deeply personal, it may be helpful to know a few
things about infidelity.
Not exact matches
With all the negative
things we hear
about marriage — from sexless, loveless marriages to the high rate of
infidelity to the stress of living 24/7 with the same person for decades — and with the high divorce rate, you have to ask (well, at least I do), why do you want to get married?
There are a few
things fueling college students» beliefs
about infidelity.
There are many experts, such as Esther Perel, Dan Savage and Tammy Nelson, who talk
about the same
thing —
infidelity doesn't have to end a marriage.
One of the
things that rarely seems to come up in these conversations
about divorce and
infidelity is narcissistic personality disorder.
The county executive race this year has taken a nasty turn, with charges of marital
infidelity, a hushed car accident and lots of ink
about Latimer's failure to pay the one
thing everyone in Westchester hates: property taxes.
Other clients who have faced sexual
infidelity in their relationship have expressed regret
about having been in denial, saying
things like, «I could feel the change when she started her affair, but I didn't want to believe it... so I didn't.»
Interested in learning more
about how
infidelity works and why it isn't always a bad
thing?
It isn't satisfying so much as challenging, and while it certainly won't be to everyone's liking, as it does deal with such unsavory subjects as
infidelity and pedophilia, it really isn't
about those
things as much as it is
about the innocence, freedom, and impulsive acts we all seem to lose as the days of our youth becomes more distant in our memories.
Things are never fair in love and war, but Braelyn is
about to learn the hard truth
about trading what she has at home for a sizzling
infidelity with her ultimate fantasy...
Our coverage of the topic generally reflects the state of research on the topic, which focuses on proximal predictors of
infidelity — or science jargon for those
things about individuals or relationships that directly increase the likelihood somebody will cheat, such as low commitment, more attractive alternatives, lack of impulse control, narcissism, and so on.
Everyone seems to agree that
infidelity is just
about the worst
thing that can happen in a romantic relationship.
Take all the
things that there taught
about affairs and
infidelity in the previous module and put it to practice into therapy in this section.
A few
things are true: first, the evolution of communication and the ability to communicate with just
about anyone, anywhere has greatly increased the opportunity for interpersonal emotional
infidelity.
Some
things to consider should
infidelity occur are whether you both agree that emotional affairs are equal to sexual
infidelity, what steps you will take in being honest with one another
about your sexual desires and emotional needs if they are not being met in the marriage, as well as how you will talk to your partner if you begin to feel attracted to someone else.
These arguments can be
about seemingly trivial
things, but they can also include longstanding disagreements
about finances, parenting and
infidelity.