Recovery Fundamentals Start with the basics when first walking the road to recovery. Developing a systematic plan for recovery will enable you to stick to your basic recovery principles even when things get tough. Must Reads more less Pimping Tenderness & Grooming Behaviors Discovery: Part 1 - How to Handle Discovery How to Survive Infidelity 20 Most Common Mistakes of the Hurt Spouse Does Time Heal All Wounds? Healing After An Affair How Could You? Part IV - Doublespeak and Distorted Comparisons Rebuilding Trust After An Affair Why Couples Fail After an Affair | Part 1 - Not Knowing What Happened Ending an Affair - Step One: Make the Decision How Could You? Part I: Why We Commit Betrayal With Infidelity Social Shame: Understanding the Paralysis of it Dealing with Infidelity: How to Get You Mate to Cooperate (Without Being Controlling) Infidelity Counseling: How Effective Is It? Surviving Infidelity: What Do We Tell the Kids? 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