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If you are in a relationship with a loved one, hopefully it’s one where you honor each other’s vows of fidelity and there is never a reason to suspect your trust has been violated by cheating. But according to the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, approximately 50 percent of married women and 60 percent of married men will […]

The common perception, when we’re talking about sexual infidelity, is that men are always stepping out on the women in their lives. Needless to say, this idea is antiquated at best. In reality, women are just as likely to cheat as men. That said, men and women tend to think about their infidelity in very […]

Infidelity—unfaithfulness in a marriage or committed relationship—can severely strain a relationship and the individuals involved. One partner’s affair can leave the other person feeling devastated, alone, betrayed, jealous, confused, and aggrieved. Sometimes, an affair ends a relationship, and other times couples are able to repair the relationship on their own or with the help of […]

Women reading the words above may shake their heads, wondering how a “devoted” man would struggle with such a thing. I’m here to tell you, as a man who has faced his fair share of such challenges, that it’s possible, and that devotion and temptation are not mutually exclusive things. There are so many good men […]

The growth in steamy chat room conversations and cybersex also has triggered a rethinking of the meaning of infidelity. If there is no physical contact or actual sex, is it still an affair? “It’s not just that you’re communicating with someone online but that there is a sexual or emotional nature,” says Katherine Hertlein, PhD, […]