What percentage of marriages survive infidelity?

As bad as you may be hurting right now, most couples (60-80%) rebuild trust and leave couples therapy with their marriages in a much better place.

After sorting and weighing several sources of data, the destructive impact of infidelity accounts for somewhere between 20-40% of American divorces.

Serial infidelity has been correlated with personality disorders.

To be specific, three personality disorders; Narcissism, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Psychopathy.

It’s important to point out that not every unfaithful spouse has a personality disorder, nor does every spouse with some degree of personality disorder engage in infidelity…

Why is narcissism so closely correlated with infidelity? Narcissism and infidelity are wrapped around the idea of entitlement. The narcissist sees their dalliance as acceptable, but their partner is expected to remain faithful.

Infidelity and addiction are two deeply complex… and often intertwined issues that can wreak havoc on humans and relationships alike.

While infidelity refers to the breach of trust and commitment in a romantic relationship, addiction encompasses a range of compulsive behaviors, including substance abuse and problematic behaviors such as gambling or sex addiction … Let’s jump in!

If divorce is off the table, how you act toward your cheating spouse can minimize your suffering.

Some say these tips are too ambitious…let’s see…

Healing from infidelity is possible.

However, it requires emotional, spiritual, and mental determination to stubbornly recover into fully functional, restored intimacy.

Here’s what we need to do…

I’m thinking about the lyrics to an old Englebert Humperdinck song “Please Release Me.”

When it was first released in 1967, it struck a chord, knocking the Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever from the number one position by selling 85,000 copies a day!

Please Release Me” is the anthem of the Exit affair…

If you realize that you are sliding into an emotional affair with a coworker, you first need to stop kidding yourself.

Ending an emotional relationship with a co-worker isn’t easy when the consequences are not readily apparent.

Here are 7 ways to snap the f*ck out of it…

Modern Thought-Stopping techniques have roots in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.

However, Thought-Stopping is also an ancient method of self-management.

It is a well-known mental exercise in the East and the West, specifically, ancient Greek and Roman Stoic philosophy and Buddhism.

Ancient philosophers invite you to notice your thoughts and the degree to which you indulge them…

There was an affair. It’s over and done.

You’re still working on forgiveness and reconciliation.

You are in couples therapy, and you are slowly healing. But you want to improve even faster. Do you want to learn how to rebuild intimacy after an affair?

Here’s the one thing you must do…

Emotional affairs are a common problem that I often work on in intensive marriage retreats.

New research has explained how men and emotional affairs; how they begin, gain traction, and build momentum…

Researchers seem to be utterly fascinated by the married man flirting and the phenomena of flirting in general…

We habitually tend to think of flirting behaviors as synonymous with the expression of sexual interest…but the truth is more complex…