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What leads to an Affair?
I’ve been thinking a lot this week about how people give themselves permission to have affairs. I know they don’t do it outright - it’s not the first thing their minds jump to. But when I’m sitting with a couple, the betrayed partner always wants to know, how did this happen?
What I've learned is that there is a cascade of things that happen in the primary relationship before an affair happens, and I want to share a few of those things with you.
My Husband Cheated. Am I to Blame?
When I sit and compare the way men and women react after discovering infidelity, the difference is clear. Men tend to react with anger. Women tend to react with self-blame.
“How could I have been so stupid?”
“Why did I believe him when he said he was busy with work all of those late nights?”
“How did I not see it coming?”
5 Things that come between Couples And Cause Affairs
While we can’t affair-proof our relationships, we can invest in them enough that an affair will be much less likely. Here are 5 things that commonly come between couples and have the ability to cause an affair: