Infidelity: Why Loved Ones Cheat, Whether to Forgive, and Whether It Can Be Avoided

It’s done secretly, in stealth. It hurts. It’s condemned. And yet infidelity continues to exist. One way or another, everyone has encountered it in their life: comforting a friend in the kitchen or reading through your loved one’s messages, starting an affair with a married woman or fantasizing about someone else in your husband’s arms. In this book, the well-known psychologist and sex therapist Marina Travkova explores the phenomenon of cheating, debunks myths, explains the Russian specifics of affairs, shares stories from therapeutic practice, and gives professional recommendations for each participant in the triangle.

Is it true that men cheat more often than women? What drives us to seek closeness elsewhere? Can we prevent a partner’s infidelity? Why do some people choose the role of a mistress? Why don’t “cheating” husbands leave their wives? Why is infidelity so painful? How to forgive betrayal?

Marina Travkova’s book provides unexpected answers to questions that worry many.