Ten Phases to Gain Forgiveness for Infidelity
A 10 phase approach for a cheater to gain forgiveness for infidelity.
Linda
How to Rebuild Trust After Cheating: What Actually Works
Rebuilding trust after cheating is one of the hardest things a couple faces. Here is what we've learned from our own affair recovery and from years of mentoring.
By Linda &
Linda and Doug
Recovery from an Emotional Affair: The First Step is Honesty
If your marriage or relationship has fallen victim to an emotional affair, the first step in recovery from an emotional affair is honesty.
Doug
I Was a Betrayed Husband: What Discovering My Wife’s Affair Really Did to Me
Aaron never expected to become a betrayed husband. But one late-night ping from his iWatch set off a chain of events that changed everything — and what followed was two years of shock, grief, rage, and the slow climb back to himself.
GuestPoster
Can Cheaters Really Change? The Truth About “Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater”
A wife in one of our mentoring sessions asked me something I hear all the time: "Can he actually change?" Here's the honest answer, even the parts that are hard to hear.
Doug
DARVO After Infidelity: When the Cheater Turns You Into the Problem
DARVO after infidelity is one of the most disorienting things a betrayed spouse can experience. Here's how to recognize when your partner has flipped the script, how it differs from gaslighting, and what the unfaithful partner needs to understand before real recovery can begin.
Doug
When Your Spouse Leaves for Someone Much Younger: The Shame Nobody Talks About
When a spouse leaves for someone decades younger, the shame can feel like yours to carry. It isn't. We take an honest look at the unique pain of an affair with a large age difference and what it actually takes to start moving forward.
Linda and Doug
Rationalizing the Emotional Affair as ‘Just Friends’
It doesn't matter whether someone is rationalizing the emotional affair as totally innocent or that the other person is “just a friend."
Linda and Doug
“You Broke It, You Fix It” Sounds Right, Until It Stops Working
The phrase you broke it, you fix it sounds right after betrayal, but in affair recovery it often keeps couples stuck by turning healing into a one-person job.
Doug
What If My Spouse Shows No Remorse After Infidelity?
When your spouse shows no remorse after infidelity, it can leave you questioning everything, including your own reactions.
Linda and Doug