Infidelity. Why do loved ones cheat, should you forgive, can it be avoided

There are few things that can compare to the devastation that engulfs people upon learning of a partner's infidelity. After all, we all dream of a lifelong love, expect loyalty and honesty in relationships, and make vows of fidelity. Betrayal is a small death. Those relationships are no more and will not be. But what will be? Everyone decides for themselves, and Marina Travkova's book can help make the right choice. In this book: • Why people cheat: 5 reasons. • Portrait of a typical cheater: we've all met them. • Why the third person is rarely superfluous. • How mistresses gain their status. • Why infidelity hurts so much. • Obstacles on the path to healing: how to overcome them. • Is it worth giving a second chance? • Breakup culture: how to end relationships. • What's wrong with men who pay for sex? • Cheating prevention: is it possible to prevent it? • What to do and not to do if you find out about infidelity in the relationships of friends or loved ones. Marina Travkova is a practicing psychologist, systemic family psychotherapist, sex therapist, researcher of the boundaries of monogamy, ethical and unethical, and a lecturer in the master's program at the Higher School of Economics. She has been working with couples for 15 years. "Marina Travkova is a unique specialist in the field of psychological support for people facing infidelity. This book, based on scientific research and the author's professional experience, offers a mature and respectful view of each role in the polygons of infidelity. Thanks to Marina Travkova's competence and humor, readers will be able to find their answers in this, frankly, difficult topic. In short, the book is an intelligent conversationalist and support in the turbulent waters of experiencing infidelity." - Ph.D. Elena Stankovskaya, practicing psychologist, associate professor at the Higher School of Economics "Infidelity is still considered a sentence for relationships. It divides people into 'right' and 'guilty,' leaving no chance for the couple to cope with such a powerful shock. Marina Travkova has a truly unique talent to judiciously and comfortingly explain what happens to both partners when infidelity occurs, and to view it as a crisis with a way out." - Yulia Arbatskaya, editor of the "Psychology" section, Lady.mail.ru "Finally, an author has emerged who honestly talks about infidelity. Unfortunately, no one is immune to it. This is not just a book, but a comprehensive guide that tells you how to behave in one situation or another. If it had appeared earlier, many mistakes could have been avoided by each of us." - Wday