Tammy Nelson, Ph.D.

You are still hiding the affair. In fact, as you lay in bed with your lover you think about your husband and how much it would hurt him if he knew. You don't love this other guy, but the sex; well... the sex is great. But you love your husband...

In a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, "How Couples Stay Together After An Affair", columnist Elizabeth Bernstein advises couples that want to stay together after an affair to stay calm and to put aside anger. Other experts in the article say to apologize twice, end the...

Twitter won't tell you when someone unfollows you. The only way you'll know is if you check your followers and see that you're not on their list anymore.

When Rihanna stopped following Chris Brown, it was headline news. Apparently he dissed her (short for "disrespected her") in one of...

When you first get married, your vision of a romantic life can get lost quickly in the day-to-day management of the business of a shared life. Shortly after the wedding, you may find that you both go back to work and to the routine of getting up in the morning,...

The biggest day of the year for female sign-ups to AshleyMadison.com, the website for married people looking to cheat, is the day after Valentine's Day. Ten times more women sign up to Ashley Madison to meet other married men to have affairs on February 15th than on any...

A recent report from the National Marriage Project, "Date Night Opportunity," found that couples who spend time together at least once a week were 3.5 times happier in bed. Time invested in being alone -- together, without the kids or the chores -- meant that couples were happier...

After seven years of marriage and three children together (not including one from a previous relationship of Klum's), Heidi Klum and Seal are divorcing and going their separate ways. Although the split is "amicable," rumor has it that their seemingly perfect marriage had ripples of trouble underneath the surface. Reports...

Recently in the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth Bernstein wrote an interesting piece about relationships. Her article talked about what really happens in the day-to-day life of a married typical couple and the frustrations that lead to what we commonly call "nagging. Titled, "Meet the Marriage Killer," her report...

Do you think you are one of those people who are immune to infidelity? Do you tell your friends and family, "that would never happen to me and my partner, we have a great relationship?"

Even the best relationships can fall prey to the lure of infidelity these days. The...

Yes, it is stressful to plan one of the happiest days of your life. But you might be surprised at the reasons why. You might also be doing the wrong things to help yourself de-stress.

It is almost here -- the big day. You have been working hard to pull...

Whether you just got married, or you're on your way to your twentieth wedding anniversary, you don't want to think about the possibility that one of you could cheat, right? You're probably thinking: affairs happen to other couples, it won't happen to us. You and your partner have probably even...

Your wedding is over; the planning, shopping, spending, arranging, and the big day are now behind you. It's time to celebrate your new marriage, just the two of you. What can go wrong?

Actually, a lot can and probably will. Most honeymooners make three common assumptions; and...

As a board certified sexologist and a certified sex therapist, I have seen a lot of couples over the years for marriage therapy. Most of them seem surprised when they realize that they have to work hard on the erotic side of the relationship to keep it alive and sexy....