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What happens after someone cheats

Life Kit

NPR

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Education, Business

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The pain of infidelity in a romantic relationship can often break a couple apart — but the decision to stay or go is rarely a simple one. In this episode of Life Kit, psychologist and affair recovery specialist Talal Alsaleem answers your questions about cheating, infidelity and affairs. We cover everything from how to spot red flags to how to rebuild trust if you choose to stay together.

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0:00.0

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If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.

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0:24.0

You're listening to Life Kit, from NPR.

0:30.0

Hey everybody, it's Mariel.

0:32.0

Today we're going to talk about cheating on a romantic partner.

0:35.0

Not how to do it, how to come back from it,

0:38.0

whether that means come back together or come back to yourself.

0:42.0

T'alla Asilim is a psychologist and a licensed marriage and family therapist, and his specialty is helping couples heal after affairs.

0:50.0

Which could mean healing by repairing the relationship and making it stronger and better

0:54.7

than it was prior to the discovery or healing individually because at the end of the day not everybody's

0:59.5

going to be able and willing to do what it takes to rebuild trust.

1:02.8

It's hard work, you know, whether you were the unfaithful partner or the betrayed partner.

1:07.4

And while we all want neat answers on these things,

1:10.1

should I stay or should I go,

1:12.4

that's not something anyone else can tell you, even your therapist.

1:16.4

I'm a firm believer that as a clinician your job is not to tell people that they should stay or leave.

1:21.5

Your job is to help give them the

1:23.0

information that they need to make that informed decision and if that

1:26.8

decision is to repair the relationship, then your job is to actually help them

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