Now completely updated! A compassionate guide to help couples survive infidelity and improve their relationship.
When a couple's trust is shattered by infidelity, healing may seem beyond reachbut it doesn't have to be. This
second edition of Secrets to Surviving Infidelity offers a compassionate and practical roadmap toward recovery
and reconnection. Through humane insights and step-by-step strategies, Dr. Scott Haltzman, a psychiatrist and
marriage educator, shares how to overcome the pain of betrayal and strengthen relationships in its wake.
Whether you are the wronged partner, the one who strayed, or a therapist navigating your clients' infidelity,
this book serves as an essential guide to the intricacies of infidelityfrom the initial shock and heartache to the
complex process of rebuilding trust. This second edition includes new information on:
• The evolving definitions of marriage and commitment, with updated language to include those who are in
unmarried, committed relationships.
• Relationship challenges unique to the LGBTQ+ community
• Gender and sex issues
• The neuroscience of infidelity and "flame addiction"
• Strategies for conflict management
Dr. Haltzman combines real-life stories with robust research to illuminate the types of infidelity, the varied
motivations behind affairs, and their impacts on relationships. He provides clear guidance on how to end an
affair, how to cope with feelings of anger and grief, and how to foster forgiveness and healing. This book can
also serve as a preventive tool to explore and strengthen bonds to make relationships affair-resistant. Secrets
to Surviving Infidelity is a lifeline for those desperate to recover and safeguard their relationships.