Marriage and Divorce

The common reasons used by people who commit adultery are in fact justification for the act of unfaithfulness most of the time. They are excuses for infidelity. There’s no getting around it, because no matter what the reasons, at the end of…
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The time to decide when to have a second child is when the first child comes into the family. There’s nothing so lonely than to grow up as an only child. That said with absolute certainty, there should be no…
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Trust is given to others on a daily basis. As a child, you trust that your parents will love and provide for you. As a lover or spouse, you trust that your significant other will cherish you as they cherish…
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Cheaters are everywhere. We live with them. We love them. We go to church with them. We are friends with them. They deceive the best of us. Cheaters deceive the person they are in a committed relationship with. Many times…
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” Adultery is a reaction to abuse, and it is a tool of abuse”  – Trevor Emdon Many people see adultery in very simple ‘black and white’ terms but when one experiences it in a relationship, it becomes very obvious that…
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How can you forgive your husband or wife when he/she has been unfaithful, or spilled a personal secret, or maybe lied about your finances? There are many reasons why husbands and wives would need to forgive each other throughout the…
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Emotional infidelity is a phenomena recently being noticed as a cause of divorces or ending relationships.  It is a subtle yet insidious start to an inevitable change in one’s relationship so should be approached with caution similar to committing physical…
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Knowing your husband is cheating on you is simple. First of all, your instinct tells you.  If you have a feeling in the pit of your stomach that something isn’t right, it probably isn’t.  Go with it. You won’t need…
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How to Forgive your Spouse What are the three most important words to a marriage? I am sorry. They are three very magical words, and once said all is forgotten, or is it? Some people believe that by simply saying…
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Cheating is becoming a common phenomenon in relationships. At one point or another many couples are unfaithful. Sometimes it’s only one partner, sometimes it is both, but why? It varies from lack of communication to revenge. One of the worst…
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A curious, yet crucial aspect to relationships has arisen during the 21st century. This is in reference to the ‘virtual relationships’ that have slowly progressed to such a level that they have become as important – if not more important…
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Once bitten, twice shy: the old adage has merit. However, with marriage, hope surmounts experience and we continue to believe in the institution. When we fall in love, often common sense and clear vision disappear because it is possible to…
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Why do partners cheat?  In light of the devastating effects that extramarital affairs can have on a marriage, one can’t help but questions the philandering spouse’s motives.  Could it be because society is more accepting of the behavior?  Have the…
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The pain of learning of an affair can crush a marriage in record time. There is no greater heartache apart from death, than the shock one suffers finding out about their spouse’s infidelity. Knowing your spouse has betrayed your trust,…
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Everything dear and precious to Kenneth was lost in a single moment. Never in a million years would he have believed either of them capable of what they did. Kenneth and Barb had the perfect marriage. She was his best…
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It is unhealthy to seek revenge against a cheating spouse as you may do more harm than good to yourself in the process.  By seeking revenge you are going to invoke feelings of anger, despair and anxiety into your mind. …
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Some people may feel that desires of the heart are okay, as long as you don’t act upon them. I disagree. Where your treasure lies is where your heart is, too. If you are married or dating someone, then your…
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Really?  Is this a question that can even be debated?  Let me begin by saying my point of view is not a jaded one, based on past experience.  Like so many others though, I have listened to friends’ stories, read…
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Discussing how to cope when you find out your wife is cheating makes this sound a little loaded as if women don’t have to cope or that men would never cheat but it is the question posed so heres the…
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It is never easy, no matter how old or experienced you may be, to find out that you’ve been cheated upon by your spouse.  Whether hidden or obvious, cheating hurts deeply and it invokes and stirs up a whole mix…
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When a parent cheats on the other parent, the breach of trust is devastating. The faithful parent can run the gamut of feelings from rage to “What did I do wrong?” The hurt is so deep that there is a…
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Consequences? What consequences might you want to think about? The consequences paid by the cheating spouse when they get busted? Those are justifiable consequences. I want to talk about the unjustified consequences of cheating. Like the consequences paid by the…
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What’s the harm of a little flirtation?  That flirtatious smile from across the room, the brush of shoulders passing in the hallway, perhaps a lingering touch after a hug or handshake are all ways to show a little interest to…
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Having an unfaithful mate is one of the most painful and debilitating life events that can happen to you especially if the relationship is of a long duration and life is not stretching out seemingly endlessly before you. People to…
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Forgiving and forgetting. Sounds as simple as apple pie in the window right? I used to think I was the hottest thing in my small hick town. I had the girls falling’ at my feet, or did I? Relationships came…
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In light of the increasing number of people who admit to having had at least one affair during the course their relationship, it could be easy to say that infidelity is to be expected.  However, there are always underlying causes…
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Falling in love with a married man! It is a taboo subject isn’t it but has happened to so many of us! It happened to me, I cannot explain how or why as I had come from a family where…
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Have you ever been involved in a relationship that was devastated by an affair? Why is it that often times the cheating spouse finds it okay to abuse the other spouse verbally and sometimes physically? Words are slung around that…
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Several studies have shown that in recent years, online cheating has reached almost epidemic proportions, and is steadily becoming one of the main causes of divorce litigation. While a high number of individuals do not believe that online cheating “counts”…
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The signs of a cheating spouse are very obvious especially after the event.However unless you have an extremely suspicious nature, and then maybe it is you with the problem,your instincts that something is not right will be the first definite…
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