I have to say I was somewhat dismayed when I heard that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver were breaking up and that the reason for their break up was Arnold’s affair with his family’s housekeeper. I found myself feeling weary … Read More
I have to say I was somewhat dismayed when I heard that Arnold and Maria were breaking up. And I was really bummed out to hear today that the reason for the split is Arnold’s affair with his maid – … Read More
By Tammy Nelson, PhD Is it cheating if it is only online? Some experts say “yes.” “Online emotional affairs are just affairs that have not become sexual yet…” said Peggy Vaughan, infidelity expert and author of The Monogamy Myth. Emotional … Read More
I interviewed Peggy Vaughan today on the weekly Imago think tank. Peggy is the author of a great book called “The Monogamy Myth.” She talked today about emotional and online affairs. One great quote from her talk today is … Read More
Why do people cheat? Are affairs a natural result of long term relationships? We live in a culture where almost fifty percent of us still get divorced. And second marriages are ending at a rate of over 70%. Many of … Read More
Is making friends on social networking sites influencing how we create real relationships in real time—and maybe the wrong kind of relationships? Between Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other networking social websites, couples today may be cheating on the internet without … Read More
Today I posted a question on my Fan Page on Facebook; it seemed like the perfect place to ask: “Does Facebook hurt your marriage?” Within twenty seconds almost fifty people responded. All said“YES” in capital letters. I guess Facebook users … Read More
Can infidelity ever be positive? Isn’t cheating a way to kill a marriage? Doesnt betrayal breaks up even the strongest relationships? For many that is exactly what happens. The pain and betrayal of infidelity sometimes cannot be healed. An affair … Read More
So you had an affair. Or your partner cheated. What now? Most of the popular literature on affairs doesnt tell you how to really thrive in a relationship AFTER an affair. The books and articles out there are well meaning, but they always … Read More
You can link to the show by going to http://www.whyy.org/91FM/voices.html Hear Dr Tammy Nelson talk about the New Monogamy on NPR station WHYY from Monday Sept 21, 2010