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Drunk cheating : does it count?

Drunk cheating : does it count?

Should you be worried about your spouses drunken dalliances?

How responsible is someone for their drunken cheating? Is it possible to innocently fall into the arms of another when you’re wasted? These are the questions I’ve been pondering this week. People’s feelings about drunken cheating usually tend to depend on their own experiences.

10 Signs Your Marriage May Be Headed In Divorce

10 Signs Your Marriage May Be Headed In Divorce

Read these 10 tell tale signs to tell if your marriage is heading in the wrong direction.

1. Lack of communication - One of the biggest challenges most couples face is poor communication or lack of communication. If one or both partners in the relationship do not communicate their challenges and concerns, this is usually a sign that you're heading down the wrong path.

How Do We Recommit To Monogamy After An Affair? [VIDEO]
Does infidelity ruin your chances for long-term monogamy?

How Do We Recommit To Monogamy After An Affair? [VIDEO]

Kiss your old commitment goodbye.

After your partner comes clean about an affair, is it really possible to have a monogamous relationship? In this video, therapist, realtionship coach and YourTango Expert Dr. Tammy Nelson explains what it takes for couples to recommit to monogamy after an affair.

Why You Should Keep Your Affair To Yourself [EXPERT]
Honesty isn't always the best policy.

Why You Should Keep Your Affair To Yourself [EXPERT]

Telling your spouse that you cheated may not be the best idea after all.

Should you always tell the truth about infidelity to your spouse? Is honesty always the best policy? Many might think the answer is obviously yes, but they'd be mistaken.

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What American men can learn about sex from their Parisian counterparts.

What American Men Can Learn From French Men About Sex

Angry Single Blogger is in Paris, where the men are a bit more upfront about what they want.

Ah! Here I am in Paris, my loves! I thought for the sake of my heart and sanity, I'd do an apartment swap with a woman here for a month and let the healing from my recent breakup begin. And it has begun… I think.

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Is revenge cheating acceptable?

What Guys Think Links: Should You Cheat On A Cheater?

Plus, love tips from The Hunger Games.

Who is your favorite "Hunger Games" character? What does Don Draper look for in a lady? A lady gets a wedding do-over. Postponing a wedding for a lizard. Taking a porn actress to the prom. Bachelor party must-haves. Is paying for sex always wrong? Is revenge cheating okay? What if you're more sexual than your guy? What do guys really think about after having sex? Saying goodbye really hurts. And, how to let him/her down easy.

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Women cheat "smarter" than men.

Helen Fisher: Women Are Better Cheaters Than Men

Women are "better" at cheating because they think more contextually, experts say.

Does social media make cheating easier? This was just one of the questions asked during last week's South By Southwest Panel, "The Algorithm Method: Love In The Social Media Age," where our founder and CEO Andrea Miller spoke.

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Should we expect monogamy or prepare for the worst?

Does Monogamy Really Work? [EXPERT]

Is society's expectation of monogamy appropriate for modern times?

It is normal to feel comforted by the thought that our partner is never going to have sex with anyone else but us. Marriage can give us the illusion that our partner is bound by a legal agreement to never cheat. This comes from a long history of marriage as primarily a real estate contract, used purely as a way to perpetuate a name or lineage. But today, with birth control and DNA testing there is no longer a need to use the same harsh outside control. Today we expect to marry not for our names or for property, but for love and for desire.

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The proof is in the dirty panties.

New Company Exposes Cheating By Studying Stained Underwear

If you wish, you can now go CSI on your significant other's underwear to expose an affair.

Exposing marital infidelity can be a costly and time consuming endeavor. Sure, there is a plethora of high-tech methods out there, but did you know you can now go CSI-style on your significant other's soiled undergarments to expose an extramarital affair?

Essence Of The Married Man [EXPERT]
Think twice before starting a romantic relationship with a married man!

Essence Of The Married Man [EXPERT]

What is it about a married man that is so irresistible?

There must be something so irresistible about a married man because so many women fall for them. In just one week, I have encountered two women who have slipped into the trap of fatal attraction for a married man. It is a dangerous territory and I do not recommend that anyone go there. I speak from experience having invested part of my life in a relationship with a married man. I am not writing about this subject to lecture or be judgmental or even to speak from my soapbox about what I know that you don’t. My intention is to expose the underhanded tactics, even if unintentional, of men and the naiveté of women that permit these relationships to flower.

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A little "harmless flirting" could lead to a much bigger affair.

How Does An Affair Start? [EXPERT]

In his mind he is flattered, he thinks it's fun and exciting, and he knows it's a bit naughty!

Men are pretty unconscious about what makes them attractive. According to most women, it is not their looks that make them attractive, it is who they are and how they produce in the world. So...this married man goes to work and comes home and goes back to work the next day. At work there is a woman. She is single, attractive, smart, capable, speaks his language and someone who has time to pay attention to him. It starts as an innocent flirtation. What goes through his mind is something like "Let's see if I still have it!", so he starts flirting just to see what happens. Not a surprise, she responds by flirting back. This is the beginning of the affair.