How Betrayal Trauma Therapy Can Help Wives of Porn Addicts

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 23, 2019 | Pornography, Sex

When you catch your husband using porn, what kind of therapy is most likely to help?I know so many people wind up at this blog because of trauma in their marriages, especially a husband’s porn use (and it’s usually the husband, although many women struggle...

10 Reasons Why Rushing Forgiveness Ruins Intimacy

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 6, 2019 | Theology of Marriage and Sex, Tough Marriage Situations

When you discover that your husband is cheating on you, or using pornography, should you forgive right away and work on rebuilding the marriage? Or if you discover that your wife is cheating on you, should you put that aside for the sake of the marriage and work on...

Are You to Blame if Your Spouse Cheats on You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 26, 2019 | Tough Marriage Situations

If your husband has an affair, are you partially to blame? That’s been something I’ve been debating heatedly on Facebook and Twitter this week, because I saw this Facebook status by Focus on the Family: I found this rather disturbing, and posted it both on...

When Can I Leave My Marriage? How to Know if You’ve Done Enough

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 11, 2019 | Tough Marriage Situations

When is it permissible to leave your marriage after your spouse has seriously broken the marriage covenant? I’ve been talking all week about big marriage problems (Phew! It’s been a big week. Don’t worry; next week we’re moving on to how to...

When Your Friend is Having an Affair

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 6, 2018 | Resolving Conflict, Tough Marriage Situations

What do you do if you discover your best friend is having an affair? We’re talking about boundaries this month, and how to figure out when to make something your problem, and when it just can’t be your problem. A while ago I answered this question about...

Reader Question: Do I Confront My Husband Now, or Wait Until After Christmas?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 14, 2017 | Pornography, Resolving Conflict

What do you do if you find out something bad about your husband, but you don’t want to ruin Christmas for your kids? Sometimes the questions I get are really sad. And this week one came in that was heartbreaking. A woman writes: I’ve come to a sort of...

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