How To Stop An Affair Before It Starts [Read More]

If you’re tempted to cheat, consider these suggestions from Marriage Advocates, a nonprofit organization that promotes healthy marriages:

1. Imagine that your partner is your audience. Would he feel OK about your behavior at the office, such as sending emails and making personal phone calls to another man? If not, avoid it.

2. Avoid going for drinks with co-workers, acquaintances or strangers of the opposite sex. It lowers inhibitions and raises the risk of cheating. 

3. Keep business relationships businesslike. Avoid out-of-the-office meetings with someone you’re attracted to. Instead, arrange group meetings. Also steer clear of meetings in bars and restaurants.

4. Assume you’ll get caught. Is the pain and suffering that an affair will cause your family worth the ego boost and pleasure? The truth almost always comes out; the road to recovery afterward often is difficult.