Tag Archives: betrayal

Did your spouse cheat on you?

Infidelity has become a norm in our society in that most people don’t see it as a big deal to cheat. On a daily basis, we often get reports of couples who couldn’t take it anymore and had to call off their marriage and relationship because of infidelity. Let’s assume you love your spouse so […]

Wrangling with Betrayal – A Path Toward Healing

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Betrayal is one of the most painful human experiences. We suddenly discover that what we thought was true is not true. When a person we’ve trusted suddenly undermines trust, our world is turned upside down. Trusting a person means feeling safe with them. We trust that they respect us, care about us, and wouldn’t hurt […]

Resolving Marital Betrayal

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Feeling betrayed by a mate is profoundly devastating. Betrayal is usually associated with infidelity, but even in its absence, emotional betrayal creates great pain and deep marital discord. Knowing how to manage episodes of betrayal is essential to the stability and security of marital connection. In “The war of the Roses: An Interdependence Analysis of […]

The definition of infidelity

Are you arguing with your spouse about the definition of what infidelity actually is? It can feel like you’re living in the movie Groundhog Day.  The same old questions, with the same old answers. Cheaters tend to have their own thoughts on what constitutes an affair, because they put themselves into a fantasyland state of denial to […]