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Book SynopsisA psychologist specializing in couples therapy provides an honest and compassionate guide to dealing with a spouse''s or partner''s love affair, from the one-night stand to the grand amour.As a result of innovative technologies and a globalized world, temptation and opportunity often intersect, allowing infidelity to increasingly create problems between spouses, partners, and other couplings in which at least one person expects exclusive intimacy. In this timely work, noted couples therapist Joel Block examines the challenges of affairs, including types of affairs; their motivations and effects; and how to repair and improve a relationship, or part ways, after an affair. Questions addressed include: What is the motivation?, Is it a result of deep dissatisfaction? Or not a reflection of the relationship at all?, and Can relationships be affair-proofed? Providing vignettes from the author''s therapy sessions to illustrate points, the book also explains how to respond to discovery;
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword
by Dr. Judy Kuriansky Acknowledgments Author's Note Introduction
1. Desire and Prevalence
2. Types of Affairs
3. Lust and Beyond: Motivations for Infidelity
4. Discovery: An Emotional Crisis
5. Positive Effects
6. Healing and Improving a Relationship after an Affair
7. Children: Minimizing the Disruption
8. Getting Out: Divorce and Separation
9. Seeking Professional Help Epilogue References Index About the Author About the Sex, Love, and Psychology Series Editor
