An affair is an involvement, emotional and/or sexual, which threatens the integrity of an existing committed relationship. To sustain an affair involves a level of secrecy which inevitably leads to lies and, when all comes out, it is the lies and the accompanying loss of trust that is often reported to be the hardest thing to deal with. Partners often say ‘will I ever be able to trust him/her again?’ It’s fair to say nothing rocks a relationship as much as an affair. The pain, outrage and sense of betrayal in the aggrieved party is palpable. The couple bond itself … Continue reading Affairs