Getting Beyond the Symptom Known as the Affair

Therapy

The idea of one or both spouses in a marriage having an affair is as old as the institution of marriage itself. There is nothing new about the husband or the wife venturing outside of their marriage to try and find something else that is new and exciting.

At the same time, the affair is often seen as the problem. The affair is pointed to as the thing that finally did it–the thing that broke the marriage apart. While the trauma of an affair is unquestionably devastating, it doesn’t have to be the end of the marriage.… Read More...