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Recovering from infidelity 3: reasons why people have affairs

One of the first questions clients tend to ask following discovery of an affair is “why did my partner cheat?” Often they will already have asked their partner the same question, but the answer doesn’t make any sense to them, or doesn’t seem a good enough explanation. It can be a very difficult question to answer – we can talk about the reasons people often give for cheating,...

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The psychology of adult relationships

It is well-recognised that the we retain a strong need for intimacy and attachment throughout adult life. The need for emotional warmth and support is seen to be very important in most intimate adult relationships. However, when people feel insecure in these relationships we see a decrease in mutual support as well as an increase in both conflict and dependency between the partners, and an increased...