Jan 7, 2008
I’ve worked with many couples over the years impacted by affairs. Inevitably the partner who was cheated on wants to know all the details; in particular, they want to know if their partner had sex with this person. So what’s the right answer? Do you tell your partner...
Oct 1, 2007
One of the most common things I see in my work with couples is a breach of trust. This breach can take the form of an affair, a hidden addiction, repetitive lies, misrepresentations of the facts (over and over again), broken promises etc. The fact that this occurs...
Mar 16, 2007
After working with countless couples impacted by affairs, I’d like to clear up a common misunderstanding. The notion that it’s okay to go outside of your marriage to get your emotional and sexual needs met because they’re not getting met in the marriage…is a crazy...
Feb 18, 2007
The concept of the emotional affair seems to be getting more and more attention of late. I was just reading an article at USAToday.com by Karen S. Peterson (You may be interested reading it yourself at:...
Feb 8, 2007
The closing line of act III of William Congreve’s The Mourning Bride is: Heav’n has no rage like love to hatred turn’d Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn’d. The more familiar quote derived from this is, “Hell hath no fury like a woman...
Feb 3, 2007
My son accidentally stepped on his sister’s foot the other day and when she yelped “OUCH!” my son replied, “WHAT?! It’s not like I meant to do it.” I explained that his intention had nothing to do with how much it hurt. I also let him know that he needed to apologize...
