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In today’s changing world, there is no one right way to be in a relationship. In my book, The New Monogamy , couples can create a new type of agreement where they can change their implicit assumptions around their monogamy to a more explicit discussion, creating a more consensual relationship. In Carrie Jenkins’ book, What Love Is and What It Could Be , she talks about negotiating her world of loving relationships. Sometimes couples who are in implicitly monogamous relation

There are three simple steps that all couples who survive an affair move through to feel better. Can you recover after your partner has an affair?  There are three simple steps that all couples who survive an affair move through to feel better, stronger, sexier and more passionate than ever. Some couples even say they are happier after infidelity .  They have more intimacy , they feel connected and they know what they want for their future.  Are you one of those couples? If

The dilemmas around sexuality in our culture abound. We often repress our true desires, confused about our fantasies, guilt and shame forcing us to detach them from our relationships and using the internet to avoid intimacy. But some couples today are finding ways to use cyber-sex to avoid distancing and create more intimacy in their relationships. Read the rest of my article recently posted to Thrive Global here: https://journal.thriveglobal.com/is-cyber-sex-ethical-e948d41a

Working with couples, I often see the struggle to recover from betrayal and infidelity. It can be difficult to imagine how a relationship...

This study, “Tell Me About A Time When I was Awesome,” is from a ‘Best Self Study’ at Harvard Business School, and indicates that...

Many view divorce, or the ending of a relationship, as a failure. I like to reframe that thinking into a changing of the relationship....

I did an Imago Think Tank interview last week with John Bradshaw – one of my heroes. If you have ever heard the term “inner child” or...

TIME Magazine posed this important question to content creators and thought leaders for yesterday’s Question Everything issue. It’s an...

If you’re in a relationship, you’ve likely made promises to stay faithful to one another. However, infidelity occurs in over half of all...

Following the hacking of Ashley Madison, the famed dating site for cheaters, Katherine Rosman, journalist for The New York Times, asks,...

After Ashley Madison got hacked, the blogosphere is buzzing with discussion about affairs and infidelity. I was honored to be invited to...

Breaking up isn’t always the answer. But there are times you should cut a cheating partner loose. In my latest blog for YourTango, I...

Emotional affairs are just as damaging to a marriage, if not more so, than strictly sexual affairs. Recovering a marriage after an...

I invite you to join me online in October for a special presentation for GoodTherapy.org members. I will guide you through five essential...

Hilary Clinton recently announced she is running for President. Many people still remember when Bill Clinton was President and had his...

Researchers have been debating whether monogamy and infidelity are “natural” for years. In my own book, The New Monogamy, I referenced...

OpenMinded.com is a new online dating website for both men and women who are in open relationships and looking for outside partners....

Tomorrow, when you’re showing your appreciation for the woman who raised you, be sure to remember a special moment for your wife. Being a...

Over the years, many relationship experts have discussed how heterosexual men and women are different in how they experience jealousy....

Create a deeper love based on more sexual intimacy and better communication during a Couples Intensive with Tammy Nelson. When the...