Full Description
"How could my partner have done this?" "What was my role?" "Can this relationship be saved?" Discovering that your partner has had an affair can feel like an earthquake. Long after the first jolt, the emotional aftershocks can make it hard to be there for your family, go about your daily business, and think clearly about your options. Where can you turn for help? From award-winning couple therapists, this compassionate guide has already provided support and expert advice to tens of thousands of readers. Updated throughout, the second edition confronts the myriad challenges facing couples today. Drawing on the latest research, the authors share vivid stories of diverse partners struggling with infidelity in all its forms--sexual or emotional, in-person or online. Learn how to process what happened, cope with anger and mistrust, and map a way to move forward, whether separately or together.
Contents
Introduction
I. How Do We Stop Hurting?
1. What's Happening to Us?
2. How Do We Get through the Day?
3. How Do We Talk with Each Other?
4. How Do We Deal with Others?
5. How Do We Care for Ourselves?
II. How Did This Happen?
6. Was Our Relationship to Blame?
7. Was It the World around Us?
8. How Could My Partner Have Done This?
9. What Was My Role?
10. How Do I Make Sense of It All?
III. How Can We Move Forward?
11. How Do I Get Past the Hurt?
12. Can This Relationship Be Saved?
13. What Lies Ahead?
Additional Resources
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