As a Marriage and family therapist, I often need to grasp why my client, in conducting an affair, sought out less satisfying relationships.

This is commonly known as downgrading, cheating down, affairing down, or, most cruelly, slumming…

Here are 5 reasons why it happens…

This one behavior triples the likelihood you’re being cheated on…

But don’t get your knickers in a twist… you probably got this already…

Because infidelity is so widespread in American culture, it is studied extremely carefully.

Here are 3 personality traits tightly correlated with infidelity…

Researchers suggest that one attachment style, more than others, presents a greater risk for infidelity.

Is this way of looking at infidelity a good idea?

My clients have taught me many things.

Perhaps the most important is that forgiveness is more truly heart-felt, genuine, and enduring when it is earned instead of merely bestowed.

Forgiveness is a shared project. Here are 3 steps toward authentic forgiveness.

Evolutionary Psychology studies never fail to annoy.

It seems that men with lower voices, and women with higher voices engage in more infidelity?

A better question is why are these vocal registers so attractive?

For the first time, research correlates professional misconduct with a greater incidents of infidelity.

What is this research telling us about men behaving badly?

New research from Israel explains how a specific emotion increased resilience in the face of sudden sexual temptation…

New research reveals that there are fairly specific traits correlated with increased odds of cheating…

Sometimes lonely wives find emotional meaning with a co-worker… here are signs that your wife is struggling with her emotional affair.

A brand new study reveals 2 new stances toward infidelity by users of Ashley Madison… a love for their partner, and a lack of guilt for their infidelity. How should couples therapists respond?

20 years ago Dr. Shirley Glass researched affairs in the workplace. What have we learned over 2 decades?