Open Discussion: How Much is Too Much?

Mar 31, 2010  |  under Discussion  |  by Doug

Hello everyone! First of all, we’d like to really thank all of you who participated in last week’s discussion.  We had a bunch of comments and even more emails on whether or not you would/did confront the other person.
This week the discussion ties in with yesterday’s post somewhat:  How much information is too much?  That [...]

How to Catch a Cheating Spouse

Mar 30, 2010  |  under Catch a Cheating Spouse  |  by Doug

One topic that we haven’t really touched on yet, and to some folks is somewhat controversial, is whether or not you should give in to spying in order to catch a cheating spouse. Many victims notice unusual behaviors and emotions from their spouses, but yet have no proof of there actually being any infidelity.
Entire books [...]

Infidelity Discovered? 10 Ways to Calm Your Powerful Feelings

Mar 29, 2010  |  under Surviving an Affair  |  by Doug

Linda and I were in Memphis all weekend for a soccer tournament, and we didn’t get back until very late, so we had no time to write a new post for this morning.  So instead, we have another guest post from Dr. Bob Huizenga about how to manage the powerful feelings after discovering your partner’s [...]

Recovering After an Affair

Mar 27, 2010  |  under Videos  |  by Doug

This week’s video is a very good one and well worth watching.  It is rather long, about 30 minutes give or take, but hits on many of the issues that we have been discussing lately.  The video is an interview from a show called Marriage Uncensored and is with Dave Carder, one of our favorite [...]

Emotional Infidelity: Comparing Partner to Spouse

Mar 26, 2010  |  under Surviving an Affair  |  by Doug

We recently wrote a post summarizing part of M.Gary Neuman’s book “Emotional Infidelity:  How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage and 10 Other Secrets to a Great Relationship” and his rules for avoiding emotional affairs. In the book Neuman described something I found very interesting and felt was very helpful for me to understand the dynamics of [...]

Trust After Infidelity

Mar 25, 2010  |  under Surviving an Affair  |  by Doug

As luck would have it, We received an email a couple of days ago from Dr. Robert Huizenga that deals with the issue of trust.  We’ve mentioned before that Linda purchased Dr. Huizenga’s book “Break Free From the Affair” early after my emotional affair with Tanya came to light.  Ever since, she has been on [...]

Open Discussion: Would You Confront the Other Person?

Mar 24, 2010  |  under Discussion  |  by Doug

This week’s question for our group discussion is a topic that has come up recently in some of the comments we’ve received:
Would you confront your spouse’s  affair partner after finding out about their marital affair?  If so, what would (did) you say or do?  What was the outcome and the reaction from the other person?  [...]

Emotional Affair Journey Nominated for Sunshine Award

Mar 22, 2010  |  under Our Emotional Affair Story  |  by Doug

A very nice honor came our way over the weekend from our friend Cindy Taylor at Affaircare. She was gracious enough to award us with the Sunshine Award. The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity & creativity inspires others in the blog world. Very Cool!
We feel honored that we have [...]

Marital Affair Shatters Neighbor’s Lives

Mar 22, 2010  |  under After the Affair  |  by Linda

The reality of a marital affair hit our neighborhood this month.  Across the street lived a couple in their forties, who we have known for twenty years.  They have two college aged children that lived at home with them.  They were a nice couple, who pretty much kept to themselves.  They would spend most of [...]

Cheaters Caught on Video

Mar 20, 2010  |  under Videos  |  by Doug

Well once again it’s video Saturday. Our open discussion this week was about reactions to finding out about affairs. Today we have a couple of videos from the TV show “Cheaters.” Most of you are probably familiar with this show, and while I admit the pretense of the show is [...]

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