Tag: relationship

• How Destructive Entitlement Poisons Relationships

  

  After discovering cheating, someone may stay but act out destructive entitlement by withholding affection, seeking revenge, guilt-tripping, or controlling their partner. They might shame their partner publicly or use the affair to justify ongoing hurtful behavior. These actions come from pain but keep the cycle of harm going in the relationship.

  Liana West

  May 19, 2025

  Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationships

  affair recovery, cheating, controlling after infidelity, emotional punishment, emotional responsibility, guilt-tripping partner, healing after infidelity, love, mental-health, public shaming affair, relationship, relationship healing, relationship revenge, relationship sabotage, Relationships, toxic relationship cycles, trust breakdown, withholding affection

• Emotional Affairs: The Silent Threat

  

  Emotional cheating is a form of infidelity where one partner develops a deep emotional bond with someone outside the relationship, creating secrecy, distance, and an imbalance in intimacy. Unlike physical affairs, it’s hard to find receipts, you’re just left with a feeling that something has shifted—and its impact can be just as devastating.

  Liana West

  April 2, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationship Trauma, Trauma

  Betrayal Trauma, Couples Therapy, deep healing, emotional affairs, emotional cheating, emotional intimacy, gaslighting in relationships, healing betrayal, infidelity, infidelity recovery, love, marriage counseling, mental-health, overcoming infidelity, personal growth, rebuilding trust, relationship, Relationship advice, relationship healing, relationship trust, Relationships, self worth, subconscious healing, subconscious mind, subconscious transformation, trauma recovery, trust issues, trust rebuilding