Surviving Infidelity

How Cheating Affects The Cheater

How Cheating Affects The Cheater

By Dr. Karen Finn / July 24, 2017

How cheating affects the cheater is complicated. Their actions have personal, marital, and close relationship implications that can haunt them forever.

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Why infidelity leads to divorce for some couples, but not others

Why Infidelity Leads To Divorce For Some Couples, But Not All

By Dr. Karen Finn / June 27, 2017

Why infidelity leads to divorce for some couples is because they choose it from the 3 possible paths forward. Some choose divorce without exploring the others.

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Man looking out window and wondering what causes infidelity in marriage.

What Causes Infidelity In Marriage?

By Dr. Karen Finn / May 22, 2017

Knowing what causes infidelity in marriage is the starting point for coming to terms with how infidelity has impacted your life and to begin your healing.

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Surviving infidelity triggers is something this woman triumphed over using the best tips.

The 5 Best Tips For Surviving Infidelity Triggers

By Dr. Karen Finn / May 1, 2017

Surviving infidelity triggers is extremely challenging because the emotions are so overwhelming. These five tips will help you triumph over your triggers.

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How couples survive infidelity isn’t a simple thing, but it is possible.

How Couples Survive Infidelity

By Dr. Karen Finn / April 17, 2017

How couples survive infidelity isn’t a simple thing, but it is a very possible thing – if they both possess (or are willing to develop) these 6 characteristics.

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A couple who know the secret of how to survive infidelity and restore your relationship.

How To Survive Infidelity And Restore Your Relationship

By Dr. Karen Finn / April 10, 2017

Answering how to survive infidelity and restore your relationship is complicated regardless of which side of the affair you are on. BUT these 10 tips will help you succeed together.

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A sad woman in blue looking out the window as she contemplates how to survive infidelity and divorce.

How To Survive Infidelity And Divorce

By Dr. Karen Finn / April 5, 2017

Learning how to survive infidelity and divorce is harder than surviving just divorce (which is really difficult). But, these tips will help you heal from both.

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Woman contemplating what infidelity does to a marriage.

What Infidelity Does To A Marriage May Not Be What You Think

By Dr. Karen Finn / March 28, 2017

Most assume that what infidelity does to a marriage is destroy it. And it does, but infidelity can also be the starting point for a better more honest marriage.

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Woman reminding herself why an affair is a bad idea despite her temptation.

11 Reasons Why An Affair Is A Bad Idea

By Dr. Karen Finn / March 9, 2017

A bad marriage makes you more likely to cheat. If you’re tempted to stray, read this to know why an affair is a bad idea before doing anything you might regret.

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Bi In Hetero Marriage: Am I Cheating If I Have Homosexual Sex?

By Dr. Karen Finn / January 9, 2017

The answer is definitely … it depends. Outside of the legal definition, marriage is a commitment that two people make to each other. For most couples the commitment includes monogamy. But what happens if a bisexual person enters into a marriage with a heterosexual person and still wants to have homosexual sex? Will they be…

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I Cheated. What Should I Do?

By Dr. Karen Finn / May 6, 2016

Coming clean is the best thing you can do. So you’ve cheated and now you’re feeling a mixture of guilt and elation. Elation that it was so fun (and easy). And guilt because you have a spouse who trusts you implicitly. And so you struggle. You wrestle with whether or not you should tell them…

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Couple sitting in front of fire as he contemplates telling her he cheated.

4 Reasons You MUST Tell Your Spouse You Cheated

By Dr. Karen Finn / October 19, 2015

Even if you’re scared, coming clean with your spouse is the best thing for both of you if you want to save your marriage. Not everyone who has an affair set out with the intention to cheat. Most affairs just sort of happen. That’s probably how you wound up in this situation – by accident.…

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