How to Stop Being Defensive After Cheating (and Start Rebuilding Trust)

If you’re struggling with how to stop being defensive after cheating, you’re not alone — and learning to shift that instinct could change everything for your healing and your relationship. Image

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Getting Over an Affair: Dealing With Affair Withdrawal

Getting over an affair is not only difficult for the person who was betrayed, but also for the person who had the affair.

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Stop! Just Stop! You ARE Having an Emotional Affair!

“You Know You Are Having an Emotional Affair If…” By Linda & Doug Awhile ago, we posted an article, Rationalizing the Emotional Affair as ‘Just Friends’ and we were inundated with emails

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2025 Resolutions for the Unfaithful Partner in Affair Recovery

Here are 14 resolutions for the unfaithful partner in affair recovery for 2025 and beyond.

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How to Take Responsibility After an Affair and Rebuild Trust

Learning how to take responsibility after an affair is a crucial first step in rebuilding trust and healing both yourself and your relationship.

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Embrace the Suck: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone in Affair Recovery

Affair recovery requires you to "embrace the suck!"

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Will I (Or My Spouse) Have An “Affair Relapse?”

Affair relapse is a common thing, but it doesn't have to be inevitable. By Doug I’ve never really kept track of the numbers, but I’m guessing that well over 50% of the

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