Let’s get rid of the myths and misconceptions. Let’s accept the truth about infidelity as our starting point, and then we can begin rebuilding a damaged relationship and make it whole and strong again. The truth about infidelity is:
• Affairs are deceptive and destructive, and endanger the very existence of a marriage.
• Marriages can survive infidelity—but it’s not easy.
• While an affair involves sex, most affairs take place for reasons having little or nothing to do with sex.
• Infidelity is not normal; it is a disorder in the relationship and needs to be treated and healed.
So what makes people vulnerable to infidelity? The answer lies in intimacy – as intimacy fades or is compromised, partners become increasingly vulnerable to outsiders entering the relationship.
Next, we’ll look at intimacy and begin to wrap our minds around this critical aspect of relationships.
• Affairs are deceptive and destructive, and endanger the very existence of a marriage.
• Marriages can survive infidelity—but it’s not easy.
• While an affair involves sex, most affairs take place for reasons having little or nothing to do with sex.
• Infidelity is not normal; it is a disorder in the relationship and needs to be treated and healed.
So what makes people vulnerable to infidelity? The answer lies in intimacy – as intimacy fades or is compromised, partners become increasingly vulnerable to outsiders entering the relationship.
Next, we’ll look at intimacy and begin to wrap our minds around this critical aspect of relationships.