Directions to our office
located on 6th and Locust St.
The Center for Growth, Inc.
also known as
Sex Therapy in Philadelphia
233 S. 6th Street, Suite C-33
Philadelphia PA 19106
New Clients (267) 324 - 9564
Existing Clients (215) 922-5683
Fax (215) 922-6302
Cheating: Sex Dictionary
Developed by the Staff at Sex Therapy in Philadelphia
Cheating
Cheating is a common term that is used people. The term cheating is often used synonymously with “bamboozle, fool, con, and defraud.” Cheating is frequently thought of as engaging in sexual activity with someone other than your partner; or doing something intimate with another person behind a lover’s back without his or her knowledge. Others use a broader definition to include not just getting physically sexually involved with someone else, but the emotional side. For example, some people may feel betrayed or “cheated on” when their partner: masturbates to pornography, fantasizes about another person during sex, or engages in an emotional affair etc.
Cheating is typically associated with feeling betrayed by his or her partners’ sexual actions or choices that are considered disloyal or unfaithful. Every couple, whether they are monogamous or have an open relationship, establishes certain guidelines, rules, or boundaries pertaining to their intimate life, specifically in regards what friendships should look like along with having sex with people outside of their relationship, and now also the Internet. The breaking of any of these rules (which are sometimes never explicitly discussed) constitutes cheating. Often the person who has been cheated upon feels like their trust has been violated. Their trust/faith in their lover has been broken.
To move on from this type of situation, we encourage the person who cheated to take some time and try to identify what was going on before they “cheated.” What made them feel the need to cheat? Were they feeling dissatisfied with the relationship? Does the person who cheated, feel as if she/he did nothing wrong and it’s an issue of each person having a different value system? For the person who was cheated on, can you learn to forgive the person? Take some time and imagine what will need to occur so that a different kind of trust can occur? Talk to each other about expectations, desires and wants. If either person is having difficulty coming to terms with the situation, or moving forward, do not hesitate to schedule an appointment with a therapist. Good marriage counselors are trained to help couples work through issues around cheating.
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May benefit from our services:
individual counseling, couples counseling, couples therapy, marriage counseling, marriage therapy, family therapy, family counseling, sex therapy, grief therapy, anger management therapy, addiction counseling, couples workshops, enrichment seminars, support groups, skills building classes, classes.. Mental health therapists may be marriage and family therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, counseling practitioners just to name a few. If you have enjoyed our self help tips, please let us know.You do not need to ever need to meet us to benefit from our collective years of wisdom in this field. Many of our ideas are written down in the form of self help tips that are free to be read by anyone on the Internet. If we are good, eventually we will have worked ourselves out of a job and you will be able to live the life you have always wanted!
Infidelity Topics
Getting the most out of couples therapy
Topics on Marriage & Relationship Counseling
Getting the most out of couples therapy
Talk, talk, talk, talk that’s all you want to do!
Accepting your own limitations
Bringing romance back into your relationship
Is Friends with Benefits right for you
How to avoid the top 10 marriage zappers
Premarital Counseling: What is it and what to expect
What are the benefits and drawbacks to 'Friends with Benefits'
Open Relationships
The Secret To Making A Polyamorous Relationship Work
How To Introduce A Poly Relationship
Communication Building Tips
Sexuality Concerns
- Alternative lifestyles AL
- Erection difficulties ED
- Infertility / Fertility problems FP
- Impotence IMP
- Orgasm Difficulties Org
- Painful intercourse / Dyspareunia DYS
- Painful vaginal spasms PVS
- Pregnancy Problems P
- Premature ejaculation PE
- Sexual addictions SA
- Low sex drive LSD
- Sexual Orientation Confusion SOC
- Sexual Inexperience SI
- Sexually transmitted Infections (eg. herpes) STI
- Sexual Health Concerns of Children C
- Sexual Health Concerns of Senior Citizens SC
Have you experienced?
- Sexual Aversion SA
- Sexual Boredom SB
- Negative Body Image NBI
- Embarrassment & Anxiety SE
- Depression D
- Chronic Pain
- Cheating Spouse / Infidelity CS
- Medical Problems MP
- Rape or Sexual Abuse RSA
- Relationship & Marital Problems RMP
- Infidelity / Affairs (AI)
- Communication Problems CP
Founder of Sex Therapy
in Philadelphia
"Alex" Caroline Robboy, CAS,
ACSW, LCSW
If you live in Center City Philadelphia and the surrounding regions, including the Main Line, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Chestery County, Cherry Hill and Southern New Jersey area and want to schedule an appointment for individual therpay, couples therapy, marriage counseling, sex therapy, family therapy or play therapy call (267) 324-9564.
