Why do people engage in compulsive, self-defeating patterns despite the obvious negative consequences? Popular opinion is that they lack willpower, grit, moral fiber, or coping tools. In many cases, ...

“Betrayal” is the worst word in the English language. The worst manner in which we experience this ultimate degradation is from the one person who has sworn before God and family never to do it — ...

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My best friend “Megan” recently attended a sex party. Not long ...

Having a man who is either codedly or blatantly cheating on you is such a traumatic, stressful, disturbing, unsettling ordeal that no woman deserves, most certainly not you. However, many women live ...

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My brother just came to me with an unexpected sex request that could ...

According to Verywell Mind, infidelity (also referred to as “adultery” or “cheating”) is very common in relationships, with prevalence rates ranging from 20% to 50%. Although it’s not always the case, ...

A woman fears that her already unfaithful husband lied to her yet again, judging by a mysterious recording on their condo’s scale. In a Reddit post, she shows two back-to-back results of 120 pounds ...