‘Cheating’ Archives
What “I’m Committed To This Relationship” Means
"When people say, 'I'm committed to my relationship,' they can mean two things," said study co-author Benjamin Karney, a professor of psychology and co-director of the Relationship Institute at UCLA. "One thing they can mean is, 'I really like this relationship and want it to continue.' However, commitment is more than just that." A deeper [...]
Help! Jealousy Is Ruining My Relationship
Question: Our relationship started on a strong friendship foundation. There was a real connection. But now we're fighting all the time. I have worked with many therapists to try to control my jealousy but it only gets better for a while then it’s a problem again. Now he does not want to be sexually intimate with me. He says that because of [...]
Will He Divorce Her If He Thinks He’s Losing Me?
Question: I'm 31 and have been dating a 44 yr old man for six months. He is still legally married and does all the other obligations of a husband and father to his kids but he hasn't had an intimate relationship with his wife for over a year. In the beginning he talked all the time about filing for a divorce but lately he seems to be [...]
Should I Get Back With An Ex Who Cheated?
Question: I broke up with boyfriend of 3 years 7 weeks ago when I found out he had cheated with another woman. He apologized but I was so hurt that I broke up with him. He kept in touch sending me emails and doing all he can do to get me back. He says he understands how much he hurt me and will do anything to make it up to me. My friends say I’m [...]
Is She Or He Lying To You?
Trusting others may not make you necessarily a fool, instead it can be a sign that you're smart says a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science (published by SAGE).. Several days before 2nd year MBA students watched the tapes of interviewees they believed were telling the truth, they filled out a questionnaire that [...]
My Ex Has Sex With Me But Wants Me To Move On
Question: I don’t know if you can help here. I am in an on and off relationship, we are currently off again. We’re good friends although she knows I want her back. She has told me that she wants me to move on and said several times that I should date other women. But in the same breath she says “I don’t know if this time I can handle [...]
Do You Know How Your Ex Feels? (Pt. 1)
You may have read this many times in my writings: people want to be with us because of the way we make them feel about themselves. Selfish, you might think and that's understandable. We all like to think that someone is with us because of who we are and what we bring to the relationship, and to a larger degree that's so true. Who we are and [...]
Why Men Get Jealous Over Sex & Women Over Emotions
While it has been noted that women cannot digest emotional infidelity and men fail to accept sexual infidelity, new research has suggested that this difference in jealousy goes beyond gender differences. The researchers said that such differences have more to do with how two people are attached in a relationship. Research has documented that [...]
Do You Know How Your Ex Feels? (Pt. 2)
Click here to read (Pt.1) There are people who just feel bad about themselves no matter who they're with. They go from one man or woman to another looking to "feel good" but ultimately fail to find what they are looking for and either continue "looking" or end up bitter and resentful because nobody can make them feel good about [...]
Do You Know How Your Ex Feels? (Pt. 3)
Click here to read Pt. 2 Bottom line, relationships start with a feeling, are sustained by feelings and end because of how one or both people feel. If you can't get this very basic fact, you might as well say goodbye to your boyfriend/girlfriend or the ex you're trying to get back. Not only are you wasting your time, energy and money, but [...]
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