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The Cheated-On
The Cheated-On
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What I Learned From Being Cheated On

What I Learned From Being Cheated On

5 truths I’m passing on to you, dear reader
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Finn Lang
If Your Spouse Wants Out, Do This ….

If Your Spouse Wants Out, Do This ….

Avoiding mistakes in a marriage crisis makes a huge difference.
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Becky Whetstone, Ph.D.
Is Someone with Chronic Cheating Syndrome (CCS) a Narcissist?

Is Someone with Chronic Cheating Syndrome (CCS) a Narcissist?

Chronic infidelity or Chronic Cheating Syndrome (CCS) is a terrible thing for the person being cheated on. Even worse, does chronic…
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Ellen A
Small Town, Big Scandal: Overcoming Affairs Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Small Town, Big Scandal: Overcoming Affairs Where Everyone Knows Your Name

Healing in the Aftermath of Small-Town Infidelity
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Jeff Murrah, LPC, LCDC
5 Ways I Set the Stage For My Spouse’s Cheating

5 Ways I Set the Stage For My Spouse’s Cheating

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Mitzi Bockmann
Why Am I Crying for My Lost Husband?

Why Am I Crying for My Lost Husband?

I thought the tears would be for me.
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Martha Manning, Ph.D.
Stop Shaming the Cheated-on Spouse Who Chooses to Stay

Stop Shaming the Cheated-on Spouse Who Chooses to Stay

The discovery that the person you love most in the world has betrayed you with another person (or persons) is one of the most devastating…
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Ellen A
Let’s Talk About Blame and the Extramarital Affair

Let’s Talk About Blame and the Extramarital Affair

JFK once said that we would choose to go to the moon, not because the tasks were easy, but because they were hard. Maybe that’s easy to say…
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P. D. Reader
Married to a Cheater — Why Did I Stay So Long?

Married to a Cheater — Why Did I Stay So Long?

The Way It Happened To Me
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Ellen A
How to Know When to Walk Away After Infidelity

How to Know When to Walk Away After Infidelity

Nothing can shake a relationship to its core like infidelity. Some recent articles suggested that approximately 25% of married couples…
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Ava Williams
How Not to Handle Infidelity

How Not to Handle Infidelity

Let’s face it, nobody gets married with the end goal of eventually getting divorced. We all think that we are in the percentage of…
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Paula Myers Waterman
How to Know When It’s Not a Genuine Apology

How to Know When It’s Not a Genuine Apology

It’s normal to disagree in relationships — but how you make up is the best way to see if they truly respect you.
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Michelle Love
The Day I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating

The Day I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating

How Good Friday Marked the Death of My Marriage
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Much Reassembly Required
Autopsy of a Dead Marriage

Autopsy of a Dead Marriage

The ultimate cause of death was surprising
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Frank Vaughn
Comprehending An Affair: A Spiritual Outlook (Affair Story: Part 1)

Comprehending An Affair: A Spiritual Outlook (Affair Story: Part 1)

There is a reason …
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The Writer
Breaking Free: The Ultimate Challenge to Healing After an Affair

Breaking Free: The Ultimate Challenge to Healing After an Affair

A Guide to Emotional Healing and Personal Growth After an Affair
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Jeff Murrah, LPC, LCDC
Understanding Affair Trauma: A Comprehensive Guide to Normal Functioning and Recovery

Understanding Affair Trauma: A Comprehensive Guide to Normal Functioning and Recovery

Demystifying the Impact of Infidelity on Emotional, Mental, and Physical Well-being
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Jeff Murrah, LPC, LCDC
A Letter to the Woman I Betrayed

A Letter to the Woman I Betrayed

I had an affair with your husband. How cliché. Yet, I wonder what you’re like. When all the fear and the walls are stripped away — and all…
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Another Millennial Woman
Are You One of the Women Who Can Tell Me About My Husband?

Are You One of the Women Who Can Tell Me About My Husband?

There are some women who have gotten to see a side of my husband that I have not.
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Sarah Clover
Betrayal as Abuse: The Hidden Pain of Affairs

Betrayal as Abuse: The Hidden Pain of Affairs

Unmasking the Trauma and Deception in Infidelity
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Jeff Murrah, LPC, LCDC
7 Key Signs You’re Being Used: How to Protect Yourself from Heartbreak and Betrayal

7 Key Signs You’re Being Used: How to Protect Yourself from Heartbreak and Betrayal

In modern dating, it’s important to remember the wise words, “Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their…
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Jack Chapter 2
My Ex-husband Has Moved in with Me — Isn’t Life Something?

My Ex-husband Has Moved in with Me — Isn’t Life Something?

Change keeps creeping up and biting me in the ass
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Martha Manning, Ph.D.
Of Course We Can Love Our Affair Partners and Spouses at the Same Time

Of Course We Can Love Our Affair Partners and Spouses at the Same Time

Since my affair started ( chapter 1 starts here), I have been trying to figure out whether I still love my husband if I am so deeply…
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like.a.phoenix
Understanding the Root Problem Behind an Affair

Understanding the Root Problem Behind an Affair

Peeling Back the Layers
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Jeff Murrah, LPC, LCDC
How Do You Know if your Husband is Cheating?

How Do You Know if your Husband is Cheating?

He may be doing this
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Roz Warren, Writing Coach
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