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The “We” Pronoun
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Yesterday I popped in on Bill to see how he was doing. I suspect the week after the funeral is the hardest, when all the company has left, and you’re there among her dresses and jewelry and paintings and books, and you have to decide what to do with it all. And how to begin…
Reader Response: ‘Til Death Do Us Part
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Another Reader Question: one reader asked if she should leave her husband of 30 years (did I get that right?) because he is unsupportive of her depression. (Feel free to fill in the gaps of the situation on the message board, or correct my inaccurate take.) Let me say upfront that I am probably the…
The Dangers of Head Sex and the Emotional Affair
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Beyond Blue
Believe it or not, extramarital “head sex”–the emotional bond formed with a secret lover of sorts–may be worse (at least for depression) than real sex outside a marriage, according to Peggy Vaughan, author of “The Monogamy Myth” and creator of DearPeggy.com. “Most people recover from the fact that their partner had sex with someone else…
Resources for the Emotional Affair
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Beyond Blue
I’ve found several excellent articles on the topic of emotional cheating. Here are a few of them: “Is Your Crush Harmless? 7 Signs of Emotional Cheating” by Carly Young, at LifeScript.com. “Love But Don’t Touch” by Mark Teich in “Psychology Today.” “Emotional Affairs” by Peggy Vaughan at DearPeggy.com.
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