

The Secret Wasn’t a Person. It Was Retirement.
A wife learns her husband secretly retired two years earlier, spending his days in cafés. It wasn’t infidelity, but the secrecy felt like betrayal. This story shows how hidden truths can wound trust—and how compassion and honesty can help repair it.

A Quiet Victory in a Complicated Good-bye
A woman’s choice to get out of her relationship with a married man.

Make Your Own Quirky-Versary (and tell us about it!)
Find ways to make unique, quirky experiences a part of your healing as you celebrate the small, good things.

The Pact That Outlasted the Therapist
One couple decides to keep their pact and stay together even when advised to consider divorce. Based on a real experience.

Infidelity in U.S. Marriages: Prevalence and Impact
An overview of statistics indicating how infidelity impacts marriages of USA couples.

Rebuilding a House, a Marriage
After an affair, working together to rebuild a house became a way for them to help rebuild their marriage.

Audio: Should I wait for my husband’s midlife crisis to end?
Tim Tedder answers a woman’s questions about whether she can expect her husband’s affair to end once his midlife crisis is over.

Making Another First Impression
After the affair, they decided to try starting over again by having a second “first date.”

First Actions Following Affair Exposure
From the book, The Courage to Stay, a list of things to do and avoid in the immediate aftermath of affair exposure.

Those Awkward Affair Reminders
After an affair, you become hyper-aware of how infidelity shows up in every form of media, often creating awkward situations.

Finding the Reset Button
Little things distract us, but it’s never too late to hit reset.

The Coffee Filter Gesture
A cup of hot coffee, a box of filters, small gestures that gave hope to healing.