Doug Young asked:




If you look at the statistics you’ll see that the chances of surviving infidelity in your relationship or marriage are pretty lousy. With all your emotions in turmoil, the anger, betrayal, guilt, remorse and confusion normally make it impossible to be rational so the chances of reconciliation are pretty slim. In such emotionally charged times couples are unable to think straight or consider that there could be light at the end of the tunnel. And so invariably they split up.

But that doesn’t have to be the case.

In fact relationship counselors will tell you that most couples who do succeed in surviving infidelity in their relationship end up stronger than they ever were before. So what do those couples do that the majority don’t?

Firstly they recognize that dealing with infidelity will not be easy and they’re prepared to give each other time and space on their own to come to terms with their situation. They don’t act on impulse and take time to decide what they truly want as individuals first. They forget all the outside influences and work out what’s best for them.

Then, if they both decide they would like to give their relationship another chance they make a commitment to be open with each other and to work things through together.

Understanding infidelity

Understanding the root cause of the infidelity can be the first stepping stone. It’s usually caused when someone craves something they’re not getting in their relationship. Some of their ‘needs’ are not being met.

People are often surprised to learn that by definition, there’s more than one type of infidelity.

Sexual infidelity happens when you or your partner go elsewhere for physical excitement.

Emotional infidelity on the other hand involves sharing deep affection with someone other than your partner or spouse. There may not be any physical connection involved, even though this can often be what instigates it.

Mental infidelity is the least obvious but often the most common. This involves thinking or fantasizing about someone else but choosing not to take it any further. It has to be said though that mental infidelity is often the start of the other two.

If you accept all three definitions you might find that you’ve been guilty of infidelity in your relationship or marriage without even realizing it! This is why communication is so essential, so that you are aware of your partner’s beliefs, principles and boundaries.

Dealing with infidelity

Here are some hints on how to heal your relationship when it’s been affected by infidelity.

If you’re the cheating partner you must be sympathetic to what your partner is going through, be patient and start to take steps to win back their trust. It sounds easy to say, but you’ll achieve a lot more if you can avoid anger as much as possible. Negative emotions will get in the way of the recovery process. As controversial as it may seem, if you’re the betrayed partner it’s essential for surviving infidelity that you are prepared to look at how you were performing in the relationship. You have to accept responsibility for anything you did or were doing that might have contributed towards what happened If you’re the betrayed partner you must be willing to forgive and accept for the relationship to survive. Communication is essential. Share the experiences and emotions that you both went through as well as those that you continue to experience. By communicating, find out what was lacking in your relationship before and what you need to do together to put that right. Don’t expect dealing with infidelity to be easy or for there to be a quick fix. It takes a lot of time and effort by both of you and will always be an ongoing process. There will always be ‘triggers’ that come up, however far you’ve moved on.
Surviving infidelity

Many couples who are successful in surviving infidelity will tell you that their relationship afterwards is stronger than it ever was before.

The affection and love that you have for each other will be more intense considering the sensitive situation that you’ve been through together and survived.

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Eric Jensen asked:




Cyberspace offers various opportunities for social networking and people are readily making new friends, colleagues, and lovers through the Internet. Socializing in cyberspace via an anonymous mode has become very popular in the recent years as it gives an excellent opportunity for the shy and homebound to meet new friends. The increasing traffic to dating and other social networking sites reveals that people all over the world are getting used to cyber relationships. Such relationships can definitely affect an individual’s life and if the relation is out of wedlock it can ruin one’s married life too.

Darker side of cyber relationships

Cyber relationships definitely cannot be compared to real relationships as studies show that people who resort to cyber relationships are either addicted or fear intimacy. These relationships are temporary and often end soon if they are limited to the cyberspace. Many people when communicate through net feel deeply connected or bonded to each other and in such case they may decide to materialize their relationship by meeting or exchanging phone numbers. Married individuals who spend time on the Internet developing cyber relationships tend to build a gap in their married life as they start sharing their feelings with their cyber friend rather than their real life soul mate.

Unfortunately, many married men and women resort to cyber romances for temporary pleasure, emotional support or to escape from the agony they are facing in their martial relationships and soon they get addicted to it. Cyber affairs, cyber-adultery, and cyber-cheating are some new terms that have evolved with the rise in cyber relationships.

Keyloggers are an Effective Solution

If your spouse spends long hours on PC and if you suspect him/her of being involved in any cyber relationship, it’s time to install key loggers to confirm your doubts. A key logger is a small spy gadget that helps you to track all computer activities by providing a complete record of e-mails, chats, internet addresses, websites visited, and passwords or encrypted key phrases. Key loggers monitor and log each key stroke of the computer and provide a comprehensive record of the computer activities that have taken place. This spy equipment works secretly on your computer and can record thousands of keystrokes. Key loggers have large storage capacity and the PCs performance is not affected due to their installation. So, find out if your spouse is confiding in cyber friend instead of REAL YOU and think of a solution before it is too late.

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Daan Theron asked:




Is it not time you confronted your cheating spouse with your suspicions of an affair? Are you ready to do that? Do you have solid evidence of the infidelity of your partner? They may not just roll over and play dead when confronted about their affair.

When you confront your cheating spouse they may try to make it sound like you are being paranoid or just plain jealous. They may say that you are just looking for a fight. Therefore, you need to be prepared to confront your cheating spouse.

How you confront your cheating spouse may depend upon how and when you catch them. If you accidentally catch them in the act of cheating on you, then you may have to confront your partner right then and there without time to prepare. If not, you have more time to prepare to confront your cheating spouse.

You may decide to hire a private investigator to track your husband or wife. The investigator will be more familiar with surveillance and evidence gathering techniques. They may get the dirt you need in order to confront your cheating spouse and expose their affair. Of course, this is going to cost you an amount of money.

You may also try to gather evidence of infidelity yourself. Then you will have to study the subject further. There are books and ebooks available on the subject of catching and confronting a cheating spouse. It can teach you some of the basics of surveillance, recording and research.

How you confront your cheating spouse may depend upon whether you want to continue with the marriage or whether you wish to divorce. The primary idea is to save your marriage by exposing infidelity going on behind your back and ending the affair your partner is having.

The relationships of many couples all over the world are affected by infidelity. It is probably the most frequent reason why marriages fail. The lying, cheating and betrayal of trust is difficult to forgive and to heal.

To forgive and forget the affair may be one of the ways to move forward. Repentance and forgiveness is a big part of the healing process.

When choosing how to confront your cheating spouse you should always keep the truth in mind, because the truth can set you free from your suspicions and expose your partner’s unfaithful behavior. This may lead to the end of the affair.

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Susie Collins asked:




So, you are rid of your ex-partner who cheated. You’ve gone through– perhaps yet again– the heartbreak of feeling betrayed and the possible insecurities of being alone again. Now you are in a new relationship and as great as it all seems to be going, you just can’t help but wonder if this one will be like all of the rest.

Will this relationship also end because of cheating?

It almost makes you not want to take another step forward in your new relationship. As much as you’d like to erase your expectations formed by past relationships and trust this seemingly trustworthy person, you just can’t seem to do it.

As much as you think you’re over what happened in a past relationship, sometimes there are residual assumptions and beliefs. And while you may not intend for that mistrust and expectation of betrayal to seep out into your new relationship, it can in small or large ways. The result can be disconnection from this new love and further pain for both of you.

Pete was sure he was ready to start dating again when he embarked on a relationship with Michelle. Yes, his marriage to Sophie had ended horribly with his discovery of her affair, but Pete worked hard to put that past behind him and open up to sharing his life with a new person. As great as Michelle is to be with, the more time they spend together and the more serious their relationship becomes, Pete has had more fears and doubt emerge. He’s begun to watch Michelle’s behavior and comments for signs that she may not be willing to commit to him– signs that, in hindsight, he wishes he’d noticed in his ex-wife Sophie.

If you can relate to Pete’s situation and you find yourself wanting to trust this new love in your life but past infidelity seems to be holding you back, try these 3 suggestions….

1. Recognize when you’re time traveling.
Time traveling is an intriguing possibility that you may have seen portrayed in movies and or read about in quantum physics books. But what we’re talking about here is the tendency to live your life from the vantage point of past experiences. This type of time travel will not take you where you want to go– it is only oriented toward what has already happened. Learn to listen to your thoughts and be aware of when you are living in the past.

By internally paying attention, Pete has started catching himself when his thoughts turn to the events surrounding Sophie’s infidelity. If he can begin to recognize when he’s not operating in the present moment, he can begin to more fully interact with this relationship as it is rather than through the filter of the past.

2. Resist the urge to compare.
Whether it’s your dinner at a restaurant, the temperaments of your pets or the different love relationships you’ve had, comparing seems to occur naturally. But particularly when you’ve experienced cheating in a past (or current) relationship, it’s vital that you stop the comparisons. Even if you are noticing that this new partner doesn’t do any of the suspicious things that your ex did, cease those thoughts. Again, comparing will only direct you back to the hurt of the past and away from the potentially wonderful things going on in your present.

3. Pay attention to your right now.
Whatever is true for you right now in this present moment, give that your attention. When Pete finds himself remembering the way Sophie would avoid his eyes and how she spoke to him in vague half-truths, he makes a shift. Instead, he reminds himself that his relationship with Sophie is in the past and that now he is with a completely different person in Michelle. He admires how open Michelle is with him and how she has consistently followed through on everything she’s said. Not as it relates to what Sophie did, but just as it is. Pete recognizes how great that feels and realizes that this moment with Michelle feels really nice.

That’s all you really need to know: your feelings, needs and truth in this moment. When you give your current partner and yourself the gift of your presence and you truly leave behind the past, you can connect as deeply as you want to. If you have unresolved issues with your past partner, take care of those with that person. Give your new relationship your attention, care and trust and enjoy the love that can result.

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Pushpa Pal Singh asked:




What leads to cheating on the part of men? Sometimes it’s the circumstances and the situation but what to do about men who always cheat no matter what. It’s like cheating is a part of their personality and they find it extremely hard to stop themselves. No matter which relationship they are in there would be a time when they go out in the hunt for other females without even feeling guilty about it. Read on to discover 3 types of men who always cheat no matter what.

Over pretentious- This is a type of a man who would make fake promises and make you feel like a queen but would still cheat behind your back. He would always make promises he would never keep and would always be in the lookout for a new female almost every night.

The good but bad guy- This sort of a guy loves to be a relationship and love but would love to have more female company for other things. He would never tell you anything but would hide everything from you without even feeling guilty regarding what he is doing.

The addicted- These sort of men are addicted to cheating and find it very hard to get over it. The best way to check for such men is always to check their past and the kind of relationships they have had. If they have been shifting too many partners and never had any long term stable relationship than it’s more than obvious that they are not willing to commit and would even cheat on you the moment they get an escape route. Remember these men always seem like they are perfect at first but with time they start showing their true colors.

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John Garret asked:




This is a review of How to Catch a Cheating Spouse by Sarah Paul. You can instantly download everything in this program to your computer and get started right away.

Of course I should talk a little about the author, Sarah Paul. She has been one of the leading experts on relationships and dating on the Internet for the past few years. And this time, she came out with a quality relationship product that helps people find the proof they need to make a decision of what to do if their spouse is having an affair.

For many people, they are finding out that their “trusted” partner cannot be trusted anymore because of signs spouse is cheating on the Internet or Online dating sites. And don’t even get me started with cell phones and personal organizers! The truth of the matter is this… unfortunately, it is becoming easier for anyone to commit infidelity on their partner today.

And more difficult for the loyal partner to catch them. And that is the purpose of this ebook (an electronic book that you can download). To help the frustrated spouses and partners find the proof they need to confirm or unconfirm the suspicion and fears that they are being cheating on.

How to Catch a Cheating Spouse is 126 pages long. It is fairly comprehensive and covers a lot of territory of what you need to know. From understanding behavioral change to convert surveillance. Because to admit it, when you are “spying” on your partner or spouse, you definitely don’t want them to know about it! Suppose your fears and suspicious were wrong? You saw signs of a cheating spouse and thought the worst of it. And in that case, if they didn’t know about your spying… then no harm done.

This ebook also covers how to detect lies from your partner. How to read finances and surprisingly facts and figures about cheating.

The next component of this cheating spouse package is another ebook called, “Spy Gadgets & Surveillance Made Easy.” Now, this book is just perfect for those who are “all thumbs” when it comes to technology and computers. However this ebook is great for those who are more advanced in computer skills.

And you will learn about how to track and observe what your partner is doing online.

The last component is this little neat program called, Sherlock Pro. It is a spy logger that once installed, you can record keystrokes, screen captures, websites visited and have everything emailed to you to another computer. This is a pretty effective program.

I also was pleasantly surprised to find out that I also get the author’s special email for consulting with her team for if I had any questions for free. You know, I think this is a perfectly good idea because many times, we may not quite understand what the books are telling us and it can get cleared up with a couple of back and forth with the consulting team. So good idea here.

In short, I felt this ebook gives all the tools, tips and advice to handle any road bumps for anyone who suspect their spouse is cheating. All in all, I think How to Catch a Cheating Spouse is an excellent program.

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Kathy Northland asked:




Suspecting that your husband is cheating on you is one of the absolute worst feelings in the world. There is a huge sense of betrayal coupled with any number of emotions including anger, sorrow, fear, feeling like you are not good enough or like something is wrong with you, confusion, and many other painful emotions. One of the hardest parts of suspecting that your husband may be cheating is not knowing for sure. Let’s face it, he’s not going to tell you if you ask him outright, and if you accuse him of cheating you risk making him think you don’t trust him if he isn’t cheating, or worse, causing him to cover his tracks more carefully if he is which can make it impossible for you to ever find out for sure.

There are some common signs that most cheaters display that can help you to determine how likely it is that your husband is cheating. They don’t have to show all of these signs, but if you can spot several that seem familiar then there is a high likelihood that something may be going on. To get you started on figuring out the truth here are 5 signs of a cheating husband.

1. He is Spending More Time Away From Home

It takes time to cheat, and he has to be away from you to do it. If he suddenly starts having to work late frequently, keeps getting called away on business trips over the weekend, starts going to visit friends often when he didn’t before, or isn’t where you expect him to be (i.e. you call the office when he should be at work but he is out) it can be a sign that he may be cheating.

2. He Goes Directly to the Bathroom When He Gets Home

A lot of times when someone is cheating they will hit the bathroom as soon as they get home to try to wash away any smells or perfume or of another woman. You should also pay attention if your man suddenly starts doing his own laundry when he hasn’t before since he may be trying to hide incriminating evidence from you.

3. He Starts Paying More Attention to His Appearance

If your husband suddenly starts working out, gets a new haircut, shaves when he normally doesn’t, starts wearing cologne or begins dressing nicer even on days when he doesn’t have to it can be a sign that he may be cheating. When a man starts seeing a new woman he wants to impress her so any sudden change in grooming habits or in his appearance without any other explanation should raise a red flag for you.

4. He Registers a New Email Address that he doesn’t Tell You About

Back before the internet people had to rely on discreet phone calls to cheat, however with the internet most cheating is now done through email. Email can be used to chat back and forth or to arrange dates without alerting you or raising your suspicions. One sign of a cheating husband is if they register a new email address that they try to hide from you or that has a different password than they usually use. Text messages on cell phones are another way many people communicate when they are cheating. If you notice that your husband deletes all of his text messages the minute they come it could also be a sign of cheating.

5. His Sexual Habits Change

It is a common misconception that if a man is cheating he will want less sex. In fact, any change in sexual habits – whether it is that he wants less sex, wants more sex or begins acting way differently in bed can be an indication that he is cheating.

Keep in mind that this is not a complete list and that there could be perfectly reasonable explanations for every item on this list. However, if you notice that your husband shows quite a few of these signs rather than just one there is a good chance he may be cheating on you.

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Katie Lersch asked:




I find, (from personal experience and from the emails that I get from readers), that of all of the things that a spouse could focus on when they find out or suspect that their partner is cheating, sex is almost always the thing that