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  15 Factors that Fuel Unfaithfulness written by Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC, & Certified Leadership Coach There are 15 key factors that can cause someone to ignore everything they believe in to break all the rules of a stable relationship. Here are the factors that drive people to cheat. As you read them, think of the people you have watched in a continual and desperate attempt to find somebody new to love, who only ended up creating massive stress and chaos for everyone else involved. 1. Selfishness:  The clear #1 factor that fuels secret relationships is a commitment to please oneself over any commitment to their partner. Selfishness is a subtle slave master because it seems so natural to do what feels good inside, without consideration for how it will affect others. Once a person buys into the notion that their happiness is more important than that of their marriage partner, or children, parents, co-workers, boss, or shareholders, they begin a seductive slide into the da...

58 Warning Signs of Cheating Partners written by: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC, & Certified Leadership Coach These are the most common signs of a partner who has detached from you because they are attached to someone else. Check off any of these traits you have seen in your relationship over the last few months. Be honest, the future of your relationship together could depend on it. Spiritual Warning Signs: ____ You find your partner has been lying to you about a variety of topics ____ Your spouse seems more secretive or deceptive ____ Abandoning faith or previously held values or morals ____ Not trustworthy or constant violations of trust ____ Secrecy or unusual activity that is very out of character for them ____ Your partner is disrespectful or rude to those who hold traditional values ____ Your partner abandons their religious belief and value system Behavioral Warning Signs: ____ Mate is working longer hours on the job and not coming home as much ____ Your spouse h...

 By: Brian Murray, LMHC, NCC Codependency is a type of behavior that is often used to describe someone who is trying to control the actions and behaviors of others. Often the person who is termed “codependent” is trying to love another but is going about it in a way that creates poor relationship connections. Codependents have an unhealthy reliance and emotional dependence on others, mostly in romantic relationships. This connection is usually based on the codependent’s need to try and fix, rescue and control their partner. The term codependent was originally termed in addiction treatment as the person who is in relationship with the addicted person. They would often be seen as addiction supply either relationally, financially or some other form of enabling behavior such as a place to live. The codependent feels that they can fix the addict, control outcomes or rescue the addicted from themselves. When this happens then the addict will see how wonderful they are and that is...