Affair

How Marital Affairs Happen: The Beautiful Stranger I Wanted to Sleep With While I Was Married
Because I am sometimes a walking cliché who struggles with controlling negative emotion, I found myself sitting at a bar…
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What to do When Your Spouse Isn’t Your Soulmate
The person you’re married to—or will marry one day—isn’t your soulmate. [Insert very dramatic orchestra music here.] It sucks, I…
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The Marriage Paradox
They had a chance encounter on 5th Avenue in New York City. The boy and the girl in the movie…
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No, the Affair Didn’t Cause the Divorce
Sometimes, a married person has an affair, and everyone screams: “Oh my God, Roger and Beth got divorced because he/she…
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Your Wife Thinks You’re a Bad Husband Because You Are One
We have a problem, guys. I don’t know why we have the problem, but if you want to have a…
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The Magic Boner
Men frequently demonstrate wisdom and foresight to protect future interests. Saving money for retirement. Physical fitness and healthy eating. Career…
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Try Something Else
I was 15 minutes early for the church thing. My ex-wife lives close so I expected her and our son…
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Why Marriage Counseling is a Bad Idea, Vol. 2
I’ve been to marriage counseling twice. By that I mean, in two separate instances during my marriage, I agreed to…
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Do People’s Feelings Matter? That Depends.
I once wrote that feelings are bullshit. Except I wrote it more dramatically: “Feelings. Are. Bullshit.” That probably seems rich…
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Do You Want to Know the Secret, Too?
Everyone wants to know the secret. But it seems like no one knows it, and if they do, no one’s …
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