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When Is It Time to Stop Talking About the Affair?
Couples Issues, Injured Partner Issues Tim Tedder 5/18/25 Couples Issues, Injured Partner Issues Tim Tedder 5/18/25

When Is It Time to Stop Talking About the Affair?

Is there a time to stop talking about the affair? Consider ways to reduce conversations about a partner’s affair.

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I Feel Like I’m Married to a Single Man
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 5/15/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 5/15/25

I Feel Like I’m Married to a Single Man

A woman struggles with her husband’s apparent disconnetion in their marriage after his affair.

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Signs of a Real Affair Confession
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 5/3/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 5/3/25

Signs of a Real Affair Confession

How can you tell if a an affair confessio is real? How can you believe someone who has betrayed you and lied to you?

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Truth In Pieces Feels Like a Lie
Involved Partner Issues, Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/19/25 Involved Partner Issues, Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/19/25

Truth In Pieces Feels Like a Lie

Trickle truth happens when the full truth isn’t told upfront. Instead, it leaks out slowly over time. This article considers why it happens, and how it hinders affair recovery.

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Penitence Without Pardon
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25

Penitence Without Pardon

The healing work of forgiveness is blocked when the injured partner refuses to let the offender off the hook.

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Selfish Apologies
Couples Issues, Involved Partner Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25 Couples Issues, Involved Partner Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25

Selfish Apologies

Forgiveness is hindered when an apology is offered to provide relief for the offender rather than the one who was hurt.

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Completed Forgiveness
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25

Completed Forgiveness

A consideration of completed forgiveness that includes both cognitive and emotional resolutions.

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Decisional Forgiveness
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25

Decisional Forgiveness

Can we choose to forgive even if the offender hasn’t taken responsibility or asked for forgiveness?

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Bartered Forgiveness
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25

Bartered Forgiveness

Forgiveness offered with conditions isn’t effective because it isn’t real forgiveness.

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Fake Forgiveness
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25

Fake Forgiveness

An explanation of fake forgiveness: what it is and why it hinders relationship healing.

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Premature Forgiveness
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25

Premature Forgiveness

Reasons why forgiveness that is offered prematurely is ineffective.

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Looking For Forgiveness
Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25 Injured Partner Issues, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/17/25

Looking For Forgiveness

Many of the clients I work with struggle with forgiveness. Forgiveness does not come easily to most of us; we have to find our way to it. This article will guide you toward the kind of forgiveness that brings freedom and new beginnings.

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Is It Too Soon for Couples Counseling After the Affair?
Counseling, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/16/25 Counseling, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 4/16/25

Is It Too Soon for Couples Counseling After the Affair?

“We need counseling.”

That’s often the first response from couples in the wake of an affair. The betrayal has just come to light, emotions are raw, and both partners are overwhelmed. Reaching out for help is a healthy instinct — but jumping into couples counseling too soon can sometimes do more harm than good.

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Sex After an Affair: Healing Your Sexual Connection
Couples Issues Tim Tedder 1/1/22 Couples Issues Tim Tedder 1/1/22

Sex After an Affair: Healing Your Sexual Connection

How can couples enjoy sexual intimacy again after one of them has had an affair?

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Stages of Affair Recovery & Relationship Renewal
Counseling, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 5/28/19 Counseling, Couples Issues Tim Tedder 5/28/19

Stages of Affair Recovery & Relationship Renewal

Couples who choose to work toward recovery and renewal following an affair can expect to move through these stages.

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