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Family Counseling Center |
Locations
104
East High Street
Manchester, TN 37355
Coffee County
931-723-0380
(FAX) 931-723-0358
Bedford County
931-409-3885
Warren County
931-668-9149
Franklin County
931-409-3885
We also serve:
Canon County
Grundy County
& Moore County
from these offices.
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Infidelity
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We Can Help |
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Infidelity is a pattern
of behavior that seeks self-satisfaction at the expense of commitment to another. It strikes at the core defining characteristics of
marriage.
Infidelity occurs whenever a person
engages in a relationship with another that violates these characteristics of marriage.
This happens when the new relationship
results in a breakdown of trust; develops intimacy with another that belongs in the
marriage; when experiences are shared with the new person that become more important than
the shared experiences in the marriage. Infidelity
can occur without sex.
Simply stated, marriage is a commitment
to seek mutual fulfillment, to make your own satisfaction contingent on your spouse’s.
The first steps taken when infidelity
occurs are
to decide to seek fulfillment through
someone else and,
to decide to do this secretly.
In a sense, whatever a person decides to
give to a new partner outside the marriage is taken from his or her spouse:
 | time,
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| money,
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| special experiences,
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| confidences, or
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| intimacies.
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A person might experience a
similar sense of betrayal if their spouse becomes compulsively involved
in:
| alcohol,
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| work, or
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| various activities.
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In these cases, the element of secrecy is
usually not as devastating, and there is not another person alienating the spouse from the
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What Makes the Family Counseling Center
different?
We are a non-profit Christian counseling center.
We are not affiliated with any denomination and offer
services to all kinds of people regardless of faith or religious background.
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