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Exploring Infidelity: Can The Relationship Survive The Affair?

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Exploring infidelity – Can the relationship survive the affair
Exploring infidelity – Can the relationship survive the affair
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Exploring infidelity – Can the relationship survive the affair
March 25, 2018

Cheating might be the end of most relationships, but many couples have survived and thrived after an affair. There are many components to infidelity so it’s important to understand it from all sides.

In this episode, I explore the basics of cheating and what will allow your relationship to survive and heal after the affair.

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Filed Under: Abandonment, Deception, Divorce, Family, Forgiveness, Guilt, Infidelity, Intimacy, Jealousy, Lying, Marriage, Rejection, Relationships, Sex, Values Tagged With: heal from cheating, Surviving the affair

Surviving Infidelity – An Overlooked Warning Sign and Healing After Cheating

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Infidelity can be one of the most painful experiences you can have, next to losing a child. The pain caused by the betrayal is nearly unbearable, and much healing is needed afterward, whether you stay in the relationship or not.

In this article, I talk about one sign you need to pay attention to most when you suspect cheating in your relationship. Then, after an affair is discovered, the emotional wounding that takes place will need mending and healing.

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    Filed Under: abuse, Betrayal, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Withdrawal, Forgiveness, Infidelity, Jealousy, Manipulation, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Relationships, Toxic People Tagged With: How can I get over the pain of the affair?, How do I get past his cheating?, husband cheated on me, I think my spouse is cheating, I'm in so much pain because she cheated, wife cheated on me

    Wanting more than friendship when they don’t

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    I think the phrase, “Lovers for a moment, friends for a lifetime,” is very true in many cases. Sometimes a friendship can develop into something more.

    Other times, a development could end what was already great as-is. Does love conquer all?

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    Filed Under: Desires, Emotional Healing, Emotional Intelligence, Friendships, Personal Boundaries, Rejection, Relationships Tagged With: I am afraid to tell my friend how I feel, I have feelings for my friend but they do not, I want more than friendship but they do not, My friend does not want a relationship but I cannot stop thinking about them

    8 myths about life and relationships

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    8 myths about life and relationships

    Are the beliefs and values that guide your life and relationships truly serving you? There are many myths that, if we don’t question them, might be holding us back from happiness and fulfillment.

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    Filed Under: Beliefs, Family, Forgiveness, Healthy Thinking, Personal Boundaries, Relationships, Toxic People Tagged With: I feel stuck in the same patterns, I keep believing things that make me unhappy, I think I have to forgive everyone to move on, My family expects me to explain all my decisions

    How to avoid destroying yourself with guilt

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    How to avoid destroying yourself with guilt
    December 8, 2019

    So you did something you regret, and now you walk around feeling guilty all the time.

    Guilt isn’t something you keep. It’s supposed to be a message that disappears after you’ve learned the lesson. If you carry guilt long after the event, it may be time to release it.

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    Filed Under: Guilt Tagged With: How do I get rid of this guilt?, I am destroying myself with guilt, I feel so guilty

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