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"Infidelity"
A Survival Guide

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Infidelity
By Don-David Lusterman, Ph.D. and published in 1998 by New Harbinger Publications.
Have you discovered that your spouse has been unfaithful? Are you being unfaithful and have mixed feelings about it? Are you the "other woman or man"? Are you the parent, friend, lawyer, physician or clergyperson of someone who has been hurt by infidelity?

If you've answered "yes", then "Infidelity: A Survival Guide" can help you as you deal with this situation and its after effects.

Chapters:

  • The Shock of Discovery

  • Why Did it Happen?

  • The Affair Triangle

  • Is Divorce Inevitable?

  • Feelings that Help and Feelings that Hurt

  • Trust

  • Surviving Infidelity

  • Children

  • Family and Friends

  • Is It Always Best to Tell

  • Choosing a Competent Therapist
  • Some Final Words

    Each chapter ends with helpful and practical reminders. The chapter on deciding whether to tell or not admits to the complexity of this decision. Lusterman also mentions the danger of the one size fits all philosophy when it comes to keeping or not keeping a secret about an infidelity.

    Bottom Line

    Surviving infidelity isn't easy. An affair doesn't automatically end a marriage. It can take a long time with some setbacks along the way. Some marriages won't survive it. However, with true remorse, and with both parties working at re-establishing trust, a marriage can become better in spite of what happened in the past.

    "Infidelity: A Survival Guide" is a great step-by-step guide that should be read by any one trying to cope with this painful experience.

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