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What Makes One Cheat When Their Relationship Is Great?

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Why would you cheat if you’re in love and have a great sex life? It’s not like sex is missing from your life, so what’s the point of going outside the relationship for it?

Sure, perhaps a new body, a new experience, and even newfound pleasures sound appealing, but are those enough to risk flushing your current relationship down the toilet?

I recently received a letter from a woman who cheated on her husband. However, she told me there was nothing wrong in her current relationship. They were madly in love and their sex life was amazing. But, she cheated anyway. Shortly after, she felt awful about it and fessed up to him.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Betrayal, Divorce, Emotional Abuse, Family, Infidelity, Manipulation, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: cheaters, cheating, How can I get over the pain of the affair?, I think my spouse is cheating, Infidelity

The Long, Dirty Divorce: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage

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The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
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The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
September 27, 2015
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I received an email from a woman whose husband cheated on her, then made her life a living hell during the divorce. She is depressed and has lost her desire for most things in life. Is there a solution to all of this?

How do you get from defeated and controlled to empowered and in control when you’re going through a long, dirty divorce?

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Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential, Personal Boundaries, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: cheating, divorce, Infidelity, marriage, relationship, separation

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