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No matter how your infidelity situation began, when you decide that whatever you've been doing counts as infidelity or cheating, that moment feels like a pretty big deal. You may be totally freaked out, and you may even consider yourself an objectively bad person.

The topic of what to do right away when you realize that you are most definitely engaging in infidelity is of the utmost importance. Dr. Marie Murphy is sharing how to stop yourself from freaking out at this moment so you can handle your infidelity situation in a way that feels right for you in the long term.

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Discover the options available to you if your partner has decided you've cheated in your open relationship. Dr. Marie Murphy is discussing both sides of the argument, sharing how to empathize with your partner if their view of your open-relationship agreement is different to yours, and she's laying out how you can move forward together if you decide you want to.

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When someone in a committed relationship has been cheating on their partner and they feel stuck in deciding what they want to do, they sometimes get the idea that they should tell their committed partner, even though they don't know how they want to move forward.

Feeling like you can't make a decision is excruciating. If you've been thinking about disclosing your cheating in the hopes that your partner will break up with you and the expectation that you'll feel better, tune in this week because the reality is not as simple as you're telling yourself it is right now.

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Is sex important to you in a relationship? If you can honestly acknowledge the extent to which good sex (however you define that) is important to you, making relationship-related decisions you actually feel good about becomes simpler and easier. Dr. Marie Murphy is showing you why you're not doing yourself any favors when you attempt to deny, minimize, or devalue the significance of a great sexual connection, and telling yourself sex shouldn't be important to you only makes matters worse.

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When you decide that it's time to break up with someone you've been cheating on, you'll likely have a lot of questions about how to ensure the person you're breaking up with does not find out about the infidelity. Dr. Marie Murphy is discussing the benefit of properly preparing for your breakup, why breaking up itself might arouse suspicion of cheating, and some practical strategies for a good breakup so you can deal with anything that comes up in the process.

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Say you and your partner started off as a monogamous couple, but then you started discussing "alternate arrangements" and it turned out that although you were very enthusiastic about the idea of opening your relationship up, your partner really wasn't. It's not uncommon in these kinds of scenarios for your partner to offer you implicit permission to cheat, or at least pursue sexual connections outside of your relationship.

Discover what implicit permission to cheat can look like in your relationship, why receiving this permission brings up so much confusion, and how to handle the freedom your partner might have decided to give you.

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If you're in the midst of an infidelity situation and you're confused about what to do next, it's generally the case that you may be using your mind in ways that are not actually helpful in cultivating the clarity and certainty you crave.

Dr. Marie Murphy is showing you how to start intentionally creating clarity and certainty, even if it feels impossible right now, so you can make intentional decisions instead of sitting in the anguish of uncertainty.

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Discover the value of cultivating clarity and certainty for yourself. You'll hear a story that illustrates this point, and why changing your thoughts based on other people's opinions or societal norms around your infidelity situation will never produce the certainty and clarity you're seeking.

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Discover why you want to seek out advice from others, and why this might not be the best idea when it comes to your infidelity situation. Dr. Marie Murphy is giving you some useful insights into why it's not the advice that matters, but what you decide to do with it, and how you think about the results.

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Tune in this week to discover why regret is optional, and how you can start preventing or minimizing it when it comes up for you. Dr. Marie Murphy is sharing why getting a handle on your relationship with regret is invaluable in dealing with your infidelity situation, and showing you how to take your preferences and priorities seriously, reducing or even eliminating the possibility of regret. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/126