All Things Psychological
Posted in brain and mind, communication, intimacy, marital affair on Jul 3rd, 2010
It is important to remember that in most cases affairs are symptoms of something deeper that is going on in intimate relationships, of which couples may not have been aware. And here is where I can see the silver lining. The affair is such a shocking event in their lives that couples cannot ignore it, [...]
Posted in brain and mind, love relationship, marital affair on Jun 26th, 2010
What Couples Can Do To Get Back On Track
It is important to remember that in most cases affairs are symptoms of something deeper that is going on in intimate relationships, of which couples may not have been aware. And here is where I can see the silver lining. The affair is such a shocking event [...]
Posted in love relationship, marital affair on Jun 24th, 2010
We all know the evils of infidelity. In previous blogs I wrote about them, citing statistics, characteristics of who is most likely to cheat, and what can be done to address these issues.
Here I want to approach this subject from a different perspective: infidelity as an alarm system about the state of the relationship, and [...]
Posted in brain and mind, marital affair on Feb 19th, 2010
Almost 50% of affairs for women occur with co-workers and more than 60% of affairs for men begin in the office. This is a clear indication that it is people in our daily lives that ignite passion and create situations where lust can be experienced, even if people do not realize what is happening until [...]
Posted in communication, intimacy, marital affair on Feb 12th, 2010
Only 35% of couples with marital infidelity stay together. Hurt, humiliation, disappointment are very powerful feelings that often lead to blaming and attacking. Depression, anxiety and fear can occur following the betrayal. Trust is gone. There is a deep feeling of loneliness and shame, and concern about the future. Partners often don’t know how to [...]
Posted in brain and mind, marital affair on Feb 6th, 2010
Internet affairs have become a new way of reaching out to people outside one’s marriage for companionship, love and sex. In this article we discuss the differences between these affairs and real time affairs.
Internet infidelity is an issue of endemic proportions not only for the sheer number of people involved in them, but also because [...]
Posted in brain and mind, marital affair on Jan 22nd, 2010
Brain Chemistry and Affairs
Is there a correlation between the levels of some brain chemicals and vulnerability to extra marital infidelity? Research in this area indicates that, while physical tendencies may be changed by our ability to think and reach logical decisions, our brain chemistry can influence our behaviors and choices. Of these chemicals, three in [...]
Posted in brain and mind, marital affair on Jan 20th, 2010
Emotional disconnection and Infidelity
As we saw in the preceding blog on the psychological traits that make people more vulnerable to extra marital infidelity, it is the emotionally disconnection from their romantic partners – whether because one or both are insecurely attached, or because external circumstances weakened their emotional connection with one another – that makes [...]
Posted in love relationship, marital affair on Jan 10th, 2010
Elements that make people more vulnerable to extra marital infidelity.
In addition to the general situations created by being in long term intimate relationships, there are specific elements that make affairs more likely to occur.
When people live in marital situations where there is a lot of hostility, for instance, an affair may be a way of [...]
Posted in brain and mind, marital affair on Jan 7th, 2010
Conditions Favorable to Affairs
We all fantasize at times about what it would be like to have an affair with one person or another. These fantasies can reflect the dissatisfaction we may experience at some points in our lives, the frustrations, the boredom, or the need to recapture the excitement of a time in our lives [...]
