Infidelity expert Ruth Houston identifies emerging trends in infidelity for 2009.

Hi again, We are going to be bringing up the topic of “the other woman” in this post as well as the next one. These posts will contain two very different but very valid points of view. One point of view (me) will be of someone who not only was at one time the “other woman” but sympathizes with them, and the other point (S. McDowell) will be of someone who has really been victimized by the “other woman” and has a very good reason for maybe …

There are two schools of thought on the burden of guilt with regard to the other woman. There are those who think that the only person who owes you faith and loyalty is your partner. And then there are those, like me, who feel that as women, we should have a faith and loyalty to each other. I’m not saying the man shouldn’t shoulder the blame. He should. But, it is my belief, that when the other woman knows of your existence, that she should bare …

Are They Cheating? Get Tested.
I’ve had two men cheat on me in my life. Both times it was devastating. When it happened with the first one, I was 21 years old, and I had just defied my parent’s wishes and moved in with a guy for the first time. I had broken up with my first love, my boyfriend of 4 years only a few months prior. Matt was a rebound relationship, my boss, and 6 years older than me. In retrospect, I can see why my …

Lovers or Cheaters?
I think that cheaters as a whole get a bad rap. It really bothers me when people are judgmental towards people who are caught cheating. Now don’t get me wrong, some cheaters are very dishonest and nefarious characters. It’s just unfair to assume that someone who cheats is a bad person. I’ve found in my life that nobody knows the inner workings of a relationship besides the two people involved in that relationship. Can you judgmental people say with confidence that the offended …