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Why Affair Sex Matters: An Unflinching Look at Sex and Its Harmful Affects

By Sarah P. on April 10, 2018 in Sex and Marriage

This article will take an unflinching look at why extramarital sex is so harmful. By Sarah P. My articles generally favor reconciliation and center around reconciliation topics. This article is different because the topic I will address has nothing to do with reconciliation or divorce. This is not a happy article, but it is […]

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Silent Infidelity: How Porn Addiction Affects Your Marriage

By Sarah P. on October 25, 2016 in Sex and Marriage

By Sarah P. We all know that pornography has negative affects—but can pornography use be considered a form of infidelity? In this blog post, I will address the social impacts that are occurring due to the proliferation of pornography, the affects of pornography on the brain, how porn addiction affects your marriage, and whether or […]

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Do Open Marriages Work?

By Sarah P. on April 12, 2016 in Dealing with Infidelity, Sex and Marriage

By Sarah P. Polyamorists claim open marriages are a good solution for the continued happiness of long-term happy marriages. But do open marriages work? We have heard a lot from them recently—those people who practice polyamory. The movement, which was made popular in the 1970’s, is now rearing its ugly, leering head and wandering eyes […]

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The Change is Coming

By Doug on July 7, 2014 in Self Help, Sex and Marriage

There’s something that has been going on in our household that has created some distressing turn of events. We’re going through a rough patch where there is a noticeable lack of intimacy, there’s increased tension at times, sex is very infrequent and Linda is questioning herself in a variety of ways. Before you get all […]

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Negotiated Infidelity – Is It A Viable Alternative For Married Couples?

By Sarah P. on April 4, 2014 in Sex and Marriage

Guest post by Sarah P. Last week, while reading an article, a term that I was not familiar with piqued my interest. The article referenced a relational model for pair-bonded couples that was termed negotiated infidelity. What is negotiated infidelity? Negotiated infidelity is a term that describes an arrangement between a couple where both people […]

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Sexual Intimacy After an Affair

By Linda and Doug on March 31, 2014 in Sex and Marriage

Let’s talk about restoring sexual intimacy in a marriage after there’s been an affair. It’s quite obvious that an extramarital affair always has a huge impact on a couple’s sex life, and from what we’ve experienced and learned from others is that it can go in either one of two ways… The first way is […]

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Discussion – Your Views on Sex After Infidelity

By Doug on July 31, 2013 in Sex and Marriage

It’s been exactly 10 months since we have had a discussion on the blog about sex after infidelity. So this week we’re just going to replay a discussion from the past. We’d like to get your updated views (or new views) on this subject as it relates to your own situation. Dr. Robert Huizenga, author […]

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10 Elements of a Successful Marriage (How We Survived Two Weeks of Vacation Together)

By Linda and Doug on July 26, 2013 in Marriage Building, Self Help, Sex and Marriage

Well, we finally made it back home! Our trip was wonderful to say the least. We had fun. We relaxed. We hiked – a lot. We were also faced with some challenges. Basically, these past two weeks together was a microcosm of our entire relationship and marriage. As a result, we thought we’d share some […]

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Why Married Women Have Affairs

By Linda on March 29, 2013 in Preventing Infidelity, Sex and Marriage

I recently discovered a book that delves into the reasons why married women have affairs and I wanted to share some of the information with you. The book isn’t based on theory but on the author’s interviews with hundreds of women who had extramarital affairs. I received an iPad for Christmas and even though I […]

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Porn Addiction – The Problems, Reasons and Treatments

By Doug on September 24, 2012 in Sex and Marriage

To the best of my knowledge we’ve never really dedicated a post to the subject of pornography or porn addiction. It’s a subject that can ignite explosive debate on a variety of different fronts from religious to political to porn’s artistic merits. Regardless of your views on pornography and whether or not you “use” porn, […]

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