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If you want to be notified the next time I write something, sign up for email alerts or subscribe to the RSS Feed. Thanks for reading. I am often amazed at words people use to describe their situations. One of the terms used in association with affairs is ‘hooking up’. This word carries with […]

 

I used to have no idea if a marriage in the throes of an affair could be saved.
I would be sitting there, counseling a couple and wonder if we were just wasting our time. I hadn’t been counseling long enough to know the tell-tale signs of whether a marriage could weather this storm.
Here’s what I […]

 

Google has introduced another product that is sure to impact relationships. Google Buzz (which is their social network service) allows people to snoop on private gmail accounts by seeing who people write to the most. The service launched on February 9, yet its release was surrounded by controversy. Buzz connects you automatically with anyone who […]

 

It never ceases to amaze me at the lengths some people go in order to rationalize their affairs. About the time I think that I have heard it all, there is some new twist on the subject. King Solomon is often credited with writing “There is nothing new under the sun”. On this one he […]

 

In the movie, Gone With the Wind, Rhett Butler makes the statement, “There is more money to be made in the breaking apart of a civilization than in the building of one.”Although he was making reference to his smuggling, the statement has applications for marriages as well.  There are people who stand to make money […]

 

A recent article on a new book out by a French psychologist underscores the importance of evaluating information on affairs in context. The psychologist, Maryse Vaillant claims that affairs can improve one’s marriage. Bear in mind that 1) she is promoting her new book. Promoting a book means doing and saying things that will deliver […]

 

Elizabeth Edwards’ book Resiliance, addresses her reaction to her celebrity husband’s affair. In the book, she describes her reactions to the affair. Among those reactions were throwing up. Throwing up is a common reaction to news of an affair. When people are forced to face threatening information, throwing up and nausea are common responses. Part […]

 

Google’s new street view has had some unintended impact. Many spouses are using the street view to find spouses that were supposed to be at work or out of town. In the latest episode, the recently released (March 20)  street view in London prompted a wife to call the divorce attorney upon seeing her husband’s […]

 

In a recent post, I dealt with the danger of stalking that often goes with affairs. With the improvements in technology, the danger of stalking is increased. It is now easier than ever to stalk someone or be stalked.
Anytime you are involved in an affair, there is a danger of being stalked. The stalking may […]

 

Stalking and spying on your spouse have now been taken to a new level. Software is now available and accessible to the public which allows someone to turn cellphones into listening devices. In a story from Channel 6 News of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a victim was stalked for three years with this technology. During that time, […]