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Cheating - a case, sex indiscretion or a lateral part is one of the mostReasons commonly cited with broken relations. And despite generalizeddisapproval of infidelity (three in four American adults believe that extramarial sex is still wrong, according to the 2016 data of theSociété Générale's investigation), it occurs with a sweeping regularity. In fact, the same investigation revealed that almost 16% of Americans say they have sex with partners outside their marriage. (Of course, the complete spectrum of the cheat includes much more than just having sex, which means that the percentage of Americans who "cheat" is much higher.)

In my experience asCouples therapist, people say they have business for avariety of reasons, including the desire to seek new sexual experiences, a desire to reconnect to the light and free spirit that they were, or as an answer to prolonged suffering in a relationship of high conflict.

The most ofWhat we learn about business arrives after them; thus elects reactive rather than proactive and preventive answers. In fact, relationships require continuous evaluation. Like driver licenses and gym memberships require renewal, our relational commitments ". A vital partnership requires re-evaluation and renegotiation of the arrangement in a coherent and intentional way. What is not measured will not be monitored.

Here are five key questions you canAsk your partner if the cheat is suspected Or you just want to "check" to develop a more trustworthy relationship. Unlike questions such as "Where are you?" or "Why did not you answer my call?", Who emphasizes your partner's protection defenses - inevitably leading to a combat response (defense) or theft (refused) - The following questions are preventive, responsibilities and effective inWarn the secret and betrayal. Although there is no strategy to avoid cheating in a relationship, these questions are a great place to start.

What does "cheating" mean for you?

An evident trap is that we assume that our partner has an identical understanding of an experience as we do. More specifically, compared to the "cheat", partners with different cultural history, attachment styles and stories of being deceived, may also have different definitions of the law. Instead of presupping, bring explicit implicit.

Consider who, if not all, of the three characteristics of a link problem for you: your partner having asexual relationship with another, your partner promoting aemotionalconnection with another, or they beingdishonest with you about their actions? Then, "Name it to tame"In order to identify your limits and express your limits. The designation of what cheat is and does not reinforce the clarity of relational borders and decreases the probability of erroneous interpretation.

How do you feel during sex? And how did youwant toFeel during sex?

Happiness is defined as the distance between the way we evaluate where we are and where we want to be. Identify if you feel: good / bad, stimulated / bored, vanilla / pervert, rough / soft, powerful / unbalanced, present / distracted, sexy / unwanted, wild / tame, playful / severe, or imaginative / without inspiration. Awareness of our reality is the most important strategy for modifying it.

Exploring these difficult questions is not supposed to be comfortable, but instead, offer the opportunity to return the relationship script and create new ways to promote a more satisfactory connection.

What are your sexual fantasies?

We all live rich and imaginative internal worlds, many of which remain unexplored and therefore unrealized. During this time,Share our sexual fantasies can have generous advantages in our relationships. Talking about our secret desires alert our partners, directly or indirectly, how we hope to feel during sex.

In order to be collaborative and consensual in exploring your fantastic world, ask your partner how they want to receive your fantasies. Would he prefer a seductive or playful tone? If you describe it in a detailed letter? Would they like you to show rather than saying, with consent? Sexual fantasies can be discussed before, during or after sex. Exploration does not need to fear if we remove pressure onact on them.

Which parts of you have been nourished before gathering that are not now?

The dominant culture perpetuates the story that individuals are deceived because their partners think they are "not good enough" or the relationship is missing. On the contrary, a study published in the journalSex roleshave found that 35 to 55% of people say they are "happy" or "very happy" in their monogamous relationships at the time of a connection. People can wander from their relationships because they want to reconnect with a different version of themselves and have a triggering distance from the person they have become, and not the person they possess.

Consider the means you were different before entering your romantic relationship. Remember the activities you have attended, the friends you spent time with, the energy levels you had, the nights you have taken dance, the outfits you have worn, the things you read , the food you have eaten, the places you have traveled, etc. Which of the elements of what made you "you" before becoming "we", do you want to bring from the past in the present? Couples therapistEsther Perel This reminds us that more parts of our identities are carried out in the relationship, the less we will probably hunt lost people apart from that.

What are your feelings about monogamy and polyamory?

Our races, cultures, communities and family stories help predict if we give priority to the needs of the collective compared to the individual. Identify whether your partner's values ​​align with fidelity, interdependence, proximity, cooperation and generosity can be an indicator of its desire to stay attached to the monogamous union.

Simultaneously, those of us engaged in Monogamie can learn from the ideal polyamor of radical transparency. By putting the language to our relational belief systems and "prohibited" desires, we are entitled toChoose The terms of our partnership rather than being victims of an arrangement we could participate, but it is not clearly agreed.