There will be no blooping for the research brief #aasect15 #continuingeducation
"Your first relationship is over. Do you want a second one with each other?" #Perel #infidelity #aasect15
Betrayal can be a good way of shaking up a stuck system #Perel #infidelity #aasect15
"Conscious Uncoupling" is #Perel's much nicer phrasing of my "palliative therapy for relationships" #aasect15 Ending well is a success
In a service economy, trust is the ultimate ingredient. But the more processes are transparent, the more lying hurts. #Perel #aasect15
Fidelity is a relational contract, and the conversation about how that contract changes over time. It's not a definition. #Perel #aasect15
Reestablishing trust is about helping people shift from judgement to curiosity. #Perel #infidelity #aasect15
People deserve to have intimacy with themselves. We need transparency, privacy, & secrecy. Not just one. #Perel #infidelity #aasect15
Affairs are often about looking for a new SELF not about looking for a new PARTNER. Not always about the relationship! #Perel #aasect15
Losses can lead to #infidelity, because sex and fear of death can be tightly interlinked. #Perel #aasect15
Most cheaters are monogamous in their beliefs but not their behavior... it's a different conversation than nonmonogamy #Perel #aasect15
Because conversations about #infidelity are stigmatized, looking for context can be (wrongly) perceived as victim blaming #Perel #aasect15
Divorce should not be more dignified than forgiveness -#Perel #infidelity #aasect15
#infidelity affects communities. It is not the story of two people. It is a systemic issue. #Perel #aasect15
"the erotic mind is the perfect sexual sanctuary" -#Perel #aasect15 the erotic alchemy of the mind means the !kiss is as real as the kiss
#infidelity doesn't require #monogamy #Perel #aasect15
"The victim of the affair is not always the victim of the marriage" -#Perel #infidelity #aasect15 Sometimes the faithful partner is a jerk.
Sometimes #infidelity is a way to sustain a relationship #Perel #aasect15
We need to destigmatize affairs and look at individual situations and behaviors. Not always harmful/betrayal #Perel #infidelity #aasect15
Affairs are not necessarily symptoms of troubled relationships, they are behaviors we have to assess& address on their own #Perel #aasect15
#infidelity is often seen by therapists as a symptom of an imperfect relationship, but "perfect relationships" are fantasies #aasect15
What are the consequences of transparency? #Perel #infidelity #aasect15
One of the new things about infidelity is that people have the power to leave. .. whether or not that's a good choice. #Perel #aasect15
" one of the oldest sins, infidelity. .. which was invented at pretty much the same time as marriage. " - E Perel #aasect15
Distinguishing types of #microaggressions - assaults, insults, invalidations #aasect15 @kevinnadal
Snowball sampled lunch of awesome discussed the divide at #aasect15 over sexual compulsivity/sex addiction without any #headdesk
The # U.S. peeps who self identify as LGBTQ is approx the same as the # of Chinese, Filipino, & Indian Americans @kevinnadal #aasect15
Wow. #aasect15 has the best plenary speakers. Loving @kevinnadal
"Some lasagnas are better than some of the sex I've had ... and I'm a professional" - @AlVsexed #BringThePleasure #aasect15