Word: affair
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...note that 47% of men and 35% of women get involved either emotionally or sexually with someone other than their spouse. Do you think one type of affair - emotional or physical - is more dangerous than the other? No. If the other person would feel betrayed, then it's an affair, whether it's emotional or sexual. It's surprising: some people feel less betrayed by a sexual affair than they do by an emotional one. (Read why some couples don't get married...
...type of affair easier for a marriage to bounce back from? It depends. If both people want their marriage to survive, the key is for the cheating spouse to make sure he earns forgiveness, and not just by saying he's sorry and showing remorse. He has to do the time-consuming work of listening - for hour after hour, if necessary - to how much and in how many ways he has hurt his spouse. He has to commit to understanding what she needs to feel safe in the future, and to doing those things. And they both have to commit...
...advise people never to confess to their partner that they've had an affair, even if they're asked point blank. But won't they miss out on that process of forgiveness? There are many people who have no talent for forgiveness. It's as if they're frozen in this betrayal for years and years. If [you plan to stay in the marriage], why would you tell your spouse something that's going to devastate her and make it so much harder to heal? Couples end up talking for hours about every little detail. They want to know...
...press conference on Wednesday, Governor Sanford said that his affair began "innocently." Do you think affairs really can begin in an innocent way? They most often do. You're friends with someone, you're just hanging out, you're getting to know them, and then you find yourself having feelings. We all have feelings, but you don't have to act on them. (Read about Sanford's sex scandal: assessing the damage...
...their marital woes. Do you think people in the public eye tend to cheat more often than the rest of us, or do we just hear about their indiscretions more frequently? Based on all the studies I've seen, roughly half of all marriages will be touched by an affair at some point. The prevalence of affairs is a function of two things: less-than-happy marriages and opportunity. And these celebrities have many more opportunities than most people. (See the top 10 skanky reality TV shows...