If you listen, you’ll hear a lot of talk about failed marriages. But what’s the real topic in such discussions? The answer is divorce. Divorce is indicative of a failed marriage (at least for those who choose to use such terminology), but the truth is the marriage failed long before a divorce was set in motion. Yet nobody talks about those failures because the marriage is still “intact.” Marriage ceremonies feature sacred vows which are supposed to bind two people to each other for as long as they both shall live. In most cases, some version of “til death do […]
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Did S/he Cheat? Does it Matter?
Several years ago I had the feeling my partner was having an affair. When I questioned him, he told me I was crazy, insecure and possessive. During that period of our relationship, he did a lot of screaming while I did a lot of crying. Did he cheat on me? I couldn’t prove it, and he insisted he was innocent, so I stayed in the relationship. Since then, I’ve heard many similar stories from people who desperately want to believe the best about their partners. Sometimes they justify, “it was only an emotional affair.” Sometimes they fall back on The […]
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