LST FAVES: The Parents' Guide to Affairs with Esther Perel

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | Realm

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Most of us, at some point, will be touched by an affair—whether in our own relationships, or because one of our parents cheated, or because we are a trusted confidant. It’s a scary thing to think about, especially when kids are in the mix. Couples therapist Esther Perel joins us with advice on how to navigate affairs and how to keep them from happening in the first place. ⭐️ This episode originally aired on December 6, 2017 and is a favorite from the LST archives. It’s also part of our ongoing Sex & Parenthood series. We’ll be airing a few episodes from the series over the next few weeks, while we gear up for our next batch of new episodes. You can find the full series here. … Books by Esther Perel (using our affiliate links supports the show!) • The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence … Esther’s Podcast • Where Should We Begin? … Sponsors (using our links supports the show!) Blueland: 15% off at blueland.com/longshort … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! Follow us on Instagram Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Hillary Frank. I am so excited to be making the show again after a five-year hiatus. And right now, I'm gearing up to bring you our next new batch of episodes coming in July. In the meantime, to tide you over, I'll be airing some of my favorite episodes from our ongoing sex and
0:21.4	parenthood series. You'll get some sex advice for parents. You'll hear teens caring for robotic
0:27.4	babies as part of their sex ed class. And you'll hear a grown man asking his mom about her
0:32.9	sex life back when he was a kid and she was single. These episodes are so much fun and you can find the
0:39.8	full series at our website, Longest Shortestime.com, and I'll also drop the link in the show notes.
0:46.7	I've relaunched the longest shortest time independently, and right now I'm still making the podcast
0:52.6	almost entirely by myself. In order for the show to be
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