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Her Cheating Heart: Understanding Why She Cheated on You

Her Cheating Heart: Understanding Why She Cheated on You

Source: Her Cheating Heart: Understanding Why She Cheated on You | Psychology Today First things first: If you’re female and reading this wondering why I’m only writing about women who cheat, know that a post I published a few months ago — “13 Reasons Why Men Cheat” —...

“My Boyfriend Used to Watch Porn, But Then He Stopped” #Huh? – Strength to Fight

“My Boyfriend Used to Watch Porn, But Then He Stopped” #Huh? – Strength to Fight

Strength to Fight’s Josh Gilman, questions the likelihood that a partner has truly kicked the porn habit, if he (or she) has never gone through any kind of recovery process. Habitual porn use is a hard habit to break! Our brains release the same cravings for its repeated use as for a street drug. The temptation to use can be irresistible and almost inescapable. Like drug and alcohol addictions, it may be our way of avoiding the real issues that trouble us. Our compulsion to use negatively impacts our ability to maintain a satisfying intimate relationship with a partner.

The Allure of Internet Pornography

The Allure of Internet Pornography

Pornography on the internet is one of the most prolific Sex Addiction lures there is, it is very simple to find and available anywhere. Please read and be aware of how much is too much, what signs to look for that it could be becoming a problem and when to seek help.

8 Celebrity Sex Addicts

8 Celebrity Sex Addicts

Perhaps ironically, sex addiction is something that happens 'behind closed doors' in western society. We find it far easier to speak freely about alcoholism or drug addiction than we do sex addiction, and so create a cultural impression that sex addiction is less...

Why Your Inner Caveman Makes You Masturbate

Why Your Inner Caveman Makes You Masturbate

The male brain evolved in a hunter-gatherer context but now lives in a technological world. Our brains have evolved to take advantage of opportunities to mate but cannot differentiate between opportunities we see on a screen and the ones that occur in real life. Due...

How Tinder is Designed to Control Your Mind

How Tinder is Designed to Control Your Mind

Most are not aware that the popular dating app Tinder has been designed very intentionally to keep its users swiping. Taking advantage of powerful cognitive mechanisms, the app hooks it's users, planting a seed in their mind that drives them to always come back to the...

Getting Help With Infidelity in Ottawa

Getting Help With Infidelity in Ottawa

If you've ever had a significant other cheat on you, you understand the hurricane of confusion and emotions that can result. We invest so much of our lives and identities into our relationships, and when we find out they are not what we thought they were, it can feel...