by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Jun 22, 2011
in·fi·del·i·ty n.pl. in·fi·del·i·ties 1. a. Unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse. b. An act of sexual unfaithfulness. 2. Lack of fidelity or loyalty. 3. Lack of religious belief. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth...
by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Jun 21, 2011
Recently, in order to explore infidelity on the internet, Kholos Wysocki and Childers placed a survey on a website aimed at married people looking for sexual partners outside their marriage. A total of 5,187 adults answered questions about internet use, sexual...
by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | Jun 2, 2011
Recently, as news of Arnold Schwartzenegger’s extramarital affair (and out of wedlock child) and Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest for hit the news together, there have been a spate of articles about the two of them – men in power behaving badly, men in...
by Elizabeth Corsale | May 18, 2011
When celebrities confess sexual betrayal it can trigger painful feelings and memories for the partners of sex addicts. It is hard to look away when it's all over the news, radio and internet. You may want to ask yourself a few questions: Does it help or hurt me to...
by Samantha Stein, PsyD. | May 12, 2011
The following is an interview with a woman who self-identified as being in recovery from a sex addiction. She is in her 40′s, professional, and married with children. She asked to remain anonymous for the sake of her privacy; she used the pseudonym...
by Elizabeth Corsale | Jan 31, 2011
The recent news has been full of articles about celebrity Charlie Sheen’s drinking and womanizing with various women sex workers and porn film actors. Many media outlets will ignore this story, understanding it is not news; but other media will cover it. Comedians and...