By Danielle Jacobs for DivorcedMoms.com As a divorce coach and mediator I come across many situations involving infidelity. It's a complex subject with much debate about what constitutes being unfaithful, why people are unfaithful and whether it's possible to salvage a martial relationship afterwards. One topic of debate is emotional affairs. When does a friendship cross the … [Read more...]
How To Recover When Your Spouse Has Cheated
One or both spouses admit to infidelity, either a physical or an emotional affair in some 41 percent of marriages and when the affair is admitted or discovered, most marriages end. Some 31 percent of marriages do continue.* Whether or not the marriage continues, being cheated on is devastating and it takes hard work to heal. Today, I'd like to introduce you to Gregory Smith … [Read more...]
Infidelity: It’s About Them Not You
Many couples have to confront infidelity - one or both spouses admit to infidelity either physical or emotional in forty-one percent of marriages. It's always painful and hurtful. Reconciliation is possible with hardwork. Without the hard, honest work the infidelity may continue and the relationship issues will undoubtedly continue. My current guest, Candi was married for … [Read more...]
Facing Infidelity, Again
Some marriages do survive infidelity. It takes open, honest communication, commitment and a fundamental agreement about what being married means. What happens when you think you've got that mutual understanding and it happens again? The undeniable evidence of another extramarital affair slaps you in the face. That's what happened to my current guest, Missy. Here's … [Read more...]
Having An Emotional Affair
Extramarital affairs are not unusual - one or both spouses admit to infidelity, either physical or emotional in forty-one percent of marriages.* Almost a third of those marriages do survive. No statistics on this but I believe emotional affairs can be as damaging as physical affairs. Following the advice of a lawyer-friend, the goal of my current guest, Sandy had been to … [Read more...]