The wisdom rings true yet again. Before you go anywhere abroad, and after you thumb through the spectacular brochures detailing your romantic getaway, make sure to familiarize yourself with a few of the country's basic laws. Otherwise, you may be in for a lot more than you bargained, and not in the adventure category you were imagining.

Last year, a British couple was sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai for having intimate relations on the beach (not the romantic ending they were hoping for) and just this week another couple was shipped off to jail for committing adultery, … Read More

According to a new study cited in The New York Times, infidelity is on the rise. The study also concluded that young women are closing the gap on what has largely been thought of as bad behavior for men—apparently, nearly as many women are cheating on their partners and spouses. This did not surprise me in the slightest—a large number of women I know in my age group have cheated on boyfriends. So why do women cheat? What are the circumstances that led to their infidelity? And how did they feel about it in the aftermath? After the jump, 13 … Read More

If you haven't heard, Monica was not the first. A few years ago, a biography on John F. Kennedy was released that included mention of an 18-month-long affair between a White House intern, Mimi Beardsley Alford, and the president. At the time, New York's Daily News found the woman, Ms. Alford (known then as Marion Fahnestock), to be living in Manhattan and working on Fifth Avenue as a church administrator.

After Alford made a brief statement to confirm that she had in fact been engaged in a sexual relationship with Kennedy, there were no … Read More

Cheating doesn't have enough supporters. So it's sometimes refreshing to see a user come along and turn the conventional wisdom on it's head. Bluesmomma2 tells us that sometimes, she thinks cheating can help a couple.

"I have seen many couples who too frequently "grow apart" permanently. When handled carefully a bit of a "filler" (emotional or sexual) can actually free a person to re-focus on their "real life." Ideally, the couple would set boundries and "let" their spouse have the experience....but then, most people live in too much fear of loss."

While, Bluesmomma2 gives us advice that seems … Read More

According to a story in today's Channelnewsasia.com, a 47-year-old Australian engineer named Satish Narayan awoke on December 8 to a warm feeling in his trousers that could be attributed to none of the usual or fun activities typically associated with the marital bed.

Rather, the warmth he experienced was a literal case of pants of fire.

His wife, Rajini Narayan, who appeared in court today on murder charges, allegedly doused his genitals with methylated spirits and set them on fire because she believed he was cheating on her.

Prosecutors say she wanted to burn her 47-year-old husband's penis "so it belongs … Read More

We've been around the block. We've seen enough political figures dropping trou to, if not yawn at the John Edwards scandal, then to certainly not be surprised by it. We've learned that even those politicians with an upstanding rep, adorable kids, and a kick-ass wife—maybe even especially those—seem to stray. The thing we've yet to uncover, though, is why.

We get the human nature thing. A USA Today/Gallup poll conducted in March of this year — right after the Eliot Spitzer scandal broke — found that 54 percent of Americans know someone with an unfaithful spouse. We're no math … Read More

Have you heard about this revenge-bent Aussie cuckold making the interweb his personal Gotham City? According to Gawker, a man named Tommii Cosgrove has been waging a one-man smear campaign against a top Credit Suisse banker that goes by the handle Steve Rattner. Tommii Cosgrove claims that his wifey (Kelly Cosgrove) is an escort in Merry Olde and that this banker used to visit her when in London. Per Cosgrove, Rattner offered his wife a half million bucks and other perks to drop him (Cosgrove) and cozy up to Rattner.

The other accusations are legion and … Read More

Do you know what a ‘Honey Trap’ is? Essentially, it’s a good-looker (gender nonspecific) used to convince someone to do something they shouldn’t (and often get caught in the act). And it could be a synonym for svengali. Con men use them to convince middle-aged bank managers to embezzle funds. The Dukes (of Hazzard) use them to confuse lecherous deputies while the General Lee makes its escape. And private investigators use them to catch wayward spouses.

While this practice is clearly not illegal, it probably stretches the ethical and good taste boundaries. But, if you … Read More

Quizzes are fun, but what do they really tell you? This one reveals the dangers to which many of us subject our primary love relationships—and the denial that goes with the territory. It was created by Pat Love, the noted sex and relationship expert and co-author of Hot Monogamy and The Truth About Love. Take it together or separately. Dare to discuss. And read what Pat has learned from the couples she’s seen.

Pat, how did you create this quiz?

I developed it from research and clinical observation over 25 years of couples work. Building on Salvador Minuchin’s model of structural … Read More