This is a guest post by Laura. I hope her perspective and how she talks so openly about her experiences will help you. The week after my husband told me he thought he was in love with someone else, I emailed a group of close girlfriends with the news. My words must have been hysterical ...…
I recently saw this quote by Bruce Lee: “I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.” My initial thought when I saw the quote was that I basically agree. We all know that we can’t please everyone all the time. It’s ...…
Most marriages go through phases where things are boring. Sometimes those phases last a long time depending on what’s going on. Stress and kids and work and… well, life just gets in the way of a steamy, romantic marriage. And let’s just be honest here. When you live with someone day in and day out, ...…
You may know exactly where this post is going based on the title. What I’m certain you don’t know is how deep infidelity runs in many families. I’m not even talking about the typical Jerry Springer guest profile, either. Now, I don’t buy into any of the “it runs in my family” excuses. I’m just ...…
What’s the first thing you think when you hear someone say their spouse cheated? I used to get sad and reminded of my own scrape with infidelity or think about how difficult things are for that person. I then went into an anger stage where I’d want to tell that lying, cheating person what a ...…
I’m working on my next project and I want to be able to provide more information that will actually help those people dealing with infidelity. I’d really appreciate your responses to this very quick 4 question survey. Please pass to anyone you know who has experience dealing with their spouse’s affair that you think would ...…
One of the problems I faced when dealing with my husband’s infidelity was that I had trouble sleeping. My mind was constantly racing and I was always thinking about everything. It was nearly impossible for me to fall asleep unless I was totally exhausted. I was tired and irritable all the time because of the ...…
The guy in this story had every right to be really mad. And apparently he was quite angry. I don’t recommend handling anger the way this guy chose to. It got him in a heap of trouble. And isn’t that just rotten? Don’t get me wrong, threatening the police and your wife (even if she ...…
So you think your wife or husband could be cheating on you. Wow. What do your insides feel like? Mush? A big ball of rubber bands? An empty bucket? How long are you willing to let these suspicions go on before you confirm the truth? I was a big chicken when I suspected my husband ...…
It’s really true that most affairs are similar in many ways. They all are cloaked in secrecy. They all have the same basic anatomy. However, even before the internet there were several types of affairs. The internet has added new ways for spouses to be unfaithful in their marriages. Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. published an ...…