Have you ever had a gut feeling that something in your marriage was amiss, but it would take some time for all to sink in right? Well, intuition has always been our best friend. In these days when the internet is rife with all sorts of dating services and adulterous spouses roam about looking to strike down marriages in order to supplement their home life with another partner, if we have doubts about our partner’s fidelity then we should pay attention, because infidelity can destroy a relationship.
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When There’s No Trust Left in Your Relationship: What Actually Helps
When trust breaks in a relationship, most couples try the same things: more conversations, more promises, more waiting. Most of those efforts stall out at the same points, not because the people aren’t trying, but because rebuilding trust requires a specific sequence of actions that feels unnatural to both partners. This article draws on Gottman Institute research to explain what actually erodes trust over time, what keeps couples stuck in cycles of suspicion, and what genuine repair looks like in practice.
The Marital Partner that Everybody Likes but Drives You Nuts
Relationships are important to our lives and health. However, some relationships present hazards to our sanity and health in ways that are rarely talked about. In fact, it is hard to believe that the way we relate to each other in a relationship can “induce” rage, anger and reactions in the spouse to the point that it destroys the relationship. Changing these patterns requires understanding some important factors.
How Can I Trust Again After an Affair? A Gottman Therapist Explains
Infidelity can shatter the foundation of a relationship, leaving both partners struggling to find a path forward. This comprehensive guide offers a straightforward approach to understanding the impact of affairs and rebuilding trust, drawing on principles from the Gottman Method and other evidence-based practices in couples therapy.
Why Affairs Happen: The Psychology of Infidelity and What It Actually Means
Affairs are rarely what they appear to be on the surface. The other person, the attraction, the opportunity: these are almost never the real explanation. What looks like a choice is usually the end point of a long process the couple was not paying attention to. This article draws on decades of Gottman Institute research and clinical work to explain what actually drives affairs, what needs they are attempting to meet, and what an affair usually signals about the state of the relationship long before it happened.