Afraid to Ask Your Unfaithful Partner for Affection After Betrayal? | Ask Dr. Talal
The fear of asking for affection from someone who has betrayed you is one of the most quietly painful experiences in affair recovery. Vulnerability already…
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Online Affairs Part 2: Signs Your Spouse May Be Having a Cyber Affair
In the second installment of his Therapist’s Edition series on online affairs, Dr. Talal turns attention to one of the most clinically important questions in…
I’m Afraid to Ask the Unfaithful Partner for Affection — What Should I Do?
In the aftermath of betrayal, many betrayed partners find themselves holding back from asking for what they need — especially when it comes to something…
Online Affairs Part 1: What Is Cyber Infidelity? | Ask Dr. Talal Therapist’s Edition
Online affairs — also known as cyber infidelity — have become an increasingly prevalent form of betrayal in the digital age. Yet despite their growing…
The Affair Partner Is My Student’s Parent — How Do I Handle This?
Discovering that the affair partner is someone you interact with in your daily life — such as the parent of one of your children’s classmates…
How to Cope When Your Partner’s Affair Results in Pregnancy | Ask Dr. Talal
Few situations in infidelity recovery are as emotionally devastating as learning that the affair resulted in a pregnancy. This discovery introduces an entirely new layer…
How Long Should Infidelity Therapy Last — and How Do You Know It’s Working?
Therapy is one of the most important tools available to couples and individuals recovering from infidelity, but knowing how long to continue is a question…
Knowing the Affair Partner’s Identity: Does It Help Healing? (Part 2)
In the first part of this series, Dr. Talal introduced the question of whether knowing the affair partner’s identity is beneficial to recovery. In this…
Is It Better to Know Who the Affair Partner Is? | Infidelity Recovery Advice
After discovering an affair, one of the questions many betrayed partners wrestle with is whether they want — or need — to know the identity…
My Spouse Blames Alcohol for the Affair — Should I Accept That Excuse?
When an unfaithful partner attributes their affair to alcohol use, it can leave the betrayed partner in a deeply confusing position. On one hand, there…