Cheating: When Love Lies
Episodes
Why His Wife Didn’t Suspect Me: Chronicles From The Other Woman
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If My Partner Withholds Intimacy, Does That Give Me License To Cheat?
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your husband refuses to have sex with you. He won’t kiss you, touch you or show you any affection at all.You feel neglected, abandoned and unwanted....
I Was Just A Kids— And I Kept My Dad’s Affair From My Mom
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You have a 16 year affair. You share passionate days and evenings, off-the-charts sex and romantic getaways. You're madly in love with your affair par...
A Renowned Matchmaker On Infidelity & What His Clients Won’t Tolerate
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some still believe that a wife’s role is to stay at home with her children, tend to her family, and be devoted to her husband. In Western culture th...
How Cheating Turns Love Bonding Into Hysterical Bonding
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They cheat. You go back. They cheat again, you go back again. Your intuition is screaming that something is off and they’re being unfaithful, yet yo...
The Husband Who Could Not Stop Cheating
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest on this episode is a serial cheater and exhibitionist who watches porn, pays for sex acts, sleeps with other women, and regularly lies to his...
My Wife Cheated On Me With A Homeless Man
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You're a husband. A good guy, a strong provider and a very present father. Despite that, your wife is not satisfied and has an affair with a man who h...
Why I Always Take Him Back Despite Nonstop Cheating and Lies
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine that your husband has cheated on you with more than five different women (that you’re aware of) and that one of those affairs was while you ...
Affair After Affair: My Life As The Perpetual Other Woman
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if you're often the side piece - time after time the other woman. First you have an affair with your husband's work colleague. Then you cheat on ...
Are You Micro Cheating?
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is micro cheating and are you doing it? Micro cheating describes behaviors that may be considered infidelity, but the boundary between micro chea...
Cheating & Narcissistic Abuse Nearly Ended My Life: A Feminist’s True Story
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No one is immune to relationship betrayal. Anyone can be deceived and lied to by their partner. Do you believe that? My guest today, Kathi Miner PhD a...
How My Lying, Cheating, Boyfriend Fooled Our Couples’ Therapist And Me.
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are times when your partner's lies, deception, and gaslighting are so carefully crafted and meticulously masked, he not only fools you, he hoodw...
Betrayed and Broken: The Physical Toll of Infidelity
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The emotional trauma that follows heartbreak after an affair can be devastating. We can experience sadness, depression and isolation. But how does an ...
Your Kids Know About Your Affair: They're Just Not Telling You
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You're having an affair and you think your kids don't know it? Well think again. My guest today is an extraordinary young woman who wrote in to share ...
My Cheating Husband Impersonates Our Family and Friends In Fake Social Media Accounts
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you really know your partner? After years together as a couple, can you confidently say you know everything about them—everything they do and eve...
How I Turned His Cheating and Betrayal Into A Thriving Business
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Turn your mess into your message. My guest today also named Jillian did just that. Her boyfriend cheated on her from the beginning of their relationsh...
I Can't Hate My Husband's Lover Anymore
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A woman comes into your husband's life and captures his heart. Your husband and his new lover share emotional and physical intimacy and he can't seem ...
When Your Husband Moves His Affair Partner Into Your House
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if you suspected your partner had a secret lover. You could just feel in your gut. Something in your relationship changed, and you're convinced y...
Does Your Partner Cheat Because You Lack Self Respect ?
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine if you could change your thinking and behavior in such a way to prevent your significant other from cheating on you. What if you could partial...
He Says He's Committed, But Acts Like He's Single
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deception, lies, and gaslighting. Are they the most hurtful part of an affair, or is it the sex and knowing that your partner may be madly in love wit...
I Thought It Was Just One Affair, Then I Uncovered The Horrible Truth
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are bringing back another favorite episode. Your husband has an affair which leads you to ask for a divorce. But it's what you discover ...
Your Subconscious Keeps Picking The Cheater
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For years the buzzword was attracting, as in "you attract the partner you have in your life." Then the term "manifesting" took over, and suddenly ever...
When Your Spouse's Affair Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh and Sharon are two formerly married people whose spouses cheated on them. Before they were married, Sharon's husband covered up the truth about h...
My Husband Was A Violent Cheater
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today whom we’ll call Victoria, was emotionally and physically abused by her boyfriend. What began as incidents of grabbing and pushing esc...
I Was Blindsided By The Affair, Then My Intuition Kicked In
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
About two years ago, a guy friend said to me "I know my best friend and he would never cheat on his wife. He just wouldn't do it." Because of this pod...
I Secretly Tracked My Husband On An App and Was Shocked By What I Caught Him Doing
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s call this episode the Halloween edition because I am spooked by guest’s husband’s very odd behavior—like getting fake restaurant receipt...
My Husband's Lover Got Pregnant. What Do I Do Now?
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's classic episode It's hard to think of a more demoralizing and debilitating situation than this: your husband has an affair, and his aff...
My Husband’s Affair With His Hospital Nurse
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I remember once a famous LA doctor said to me, Jillian everything seems so important until you get sick, then once you're sick the only thing that mat...
My Lover’s Wife Became My Ally
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bringing back a favorite episode this week….The man you've fallen in love with is another woman's husband. As much as you try to resist the lure of ...
Why Committed Partners Cheat On Dating Apps
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do dating apps drive people to cheat? Do dating apps facilitate cheating? Or do dating apps have nothing to do with cheating at all? My guest Saman...
Are Your Partner and Their “Best Friend” A Little Too Close For Comfort ?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is your spouse’s best friend too close for comfort? Does your partner’s BFF get more attention, time and better treatment than you? When you star...
I Was Blindsided By The Affair, Then My Intuition Kicked In
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
About two years ago, a guy friend said to me "I know my best friend and he would never cheat on his wife. He just wouldn't do it." Because of this pod...
Will My Unfaithful Partner Leave Me For Their Lover?
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You are single and you’re having an affair with someone who is married or is a committed partner. You desperately want to know if your lover is goin...
My Husband's Lover Got Pregnant. What Do I Do Now?
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the Labor Day holiday we are bringing back one of our most compelling episodes. It's hard to think of a more demoralizing and debilitating situati...
Lovers Explain Why We Chose Each Other Not Our Spouses
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tony and Nicole were secret lovers who became a couple after they cheated on and eventually left their spouses. They have that super passionate kind o...
Stuck Overseas With My Cheating Ex Husband + I Can't Go Home
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You meet the man of your dreams and you fall madly in love. He's from another country, and his homeland is far from yours. One day he gets his dream j...
Devastated: My husband neglects me but spoils his lover
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your husband‘s affair partner has a brand new car, and you’re driving a 10 -year-old model. Your husband‘s affair partner has a brand new air co...
My Passionate Affair With A Pastor
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today whom we’ll call Pam, was a pastor’s affair partner. She is married, and so is the pastor. Pam believes that she wasn’t the only ...
Can Cash Keep You Silent About Your Affair?
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could you be paid to keep your affair silent? Would a big fat check keep you from exposing your affair when your married affair partner goes back to h...
My Best Friend Had An Affair With My Boyfriend
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your partner cheats on you with your best friend. Sadly we have heard this tale many times before. But what if instead of being contrite and remorsefu...
HOW MY LOVER'S WIFE BECAME MY ALLY
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The man you've fallen in love with is another woman's husband. As much as you try to resist the lure of his flirtation, eventually you succumb to his ...
Should You Tell Your Kids If Daddy Cheats?
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While we are on vacation please enjoy a relaunch of this fan favorite episode. About 20 years into your marriage, you find out that your husband has b...
When Your Husband's Affair Partner Is Obsessed With You
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if your husband's affair partner is not only obsessed with your husband, but she's also obsessed with you! She does everything in her power to lu...
I Caught My Boyfriend Cheating In Our Bed & This Is How I Reacted
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Summer replay. New episode next week. So many times we hear how people, both women and men hesitate to leave a relationship even when bad things happ...
I Stayed After The Cheating, But I Can’t Stop Thinking of Their Affair
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your husband has an affair. You take the conventional path and seek out couples’ therapy and probably individual therapy. It feels like the persist...
Are You Micro Cheating?
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is micro cheating and are you doing it? Micro cheating describes behaviors that may be considered infidelity, but the boundary between micro chea...
If My Partner Withholds Intimacy, Does That Give Me License To Cheat?
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your husband refuses to have sex with you. He won’t kiss you, touch you or show you any affection at all. You feel neglected, abandoned and unwante...
Why Is It So Difficult To Leave My Cheating Husband?
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For Memorial Day weekend we are featuring one our favorite episodes from the past. On this episode we have a panel discussion with two ladies whose ma...
MY BRIDE-TO-BE IS HAVING AN AFFAIR & OUR WEDDING IS IN TWO WEEKS
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a classic case of what would you do? What would you do if just two weeks before your wedding you found out your partner was cheating on you? W...
My Wife Cheated On Me With A Homeless Man
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You're a husband. A good guy, a strong provider and a very present father. Despite that, your wife is not satisfied and has an affair with a man who h...
A Renowned Matchmaker On Infidelity & What His Clients Won’t Tolerate
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some still believe that a wife’s role is to stay at home with her children, tend to her family, and be devoted to her husband. In Western culture th...
My Husband’s Affair Partner Stalked, Taunted & Harassed Me
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes an angry affair partner attacks her married lover, his wife and even his children. The affair partner will stalk, cyber stalk, physically at...
My Boyfriend Fooled Me, 2 Couples Therapists and His Unsuspecting Lovers
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are times when your partner’s lies, deception, and gaslighting are so carefully crafted and meticulously masked, he not only fools you, he hoo...
Blindsided by Betrayal That Nearly Broke Me
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being blindsided by an affair or a divorce can bring you to your knees. Even the seemingly most powerful people who are typically in command of their ...
Should You Confront Your Spouses Lover?
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many wives would choose to meet their husband's lover? Would you sit down and have a discussion with your spouse and his lover about their affair?...
I Caught My Boyfriend Messaging Trans Men
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You meet a guy and he love bombs you. For anyone who doesn't know what that is, it's when a guy first meets you and showers you with compliments, gift...
Your Partner’s Secret Obsession With Instagram Models
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we talk about fantasy: erotic fantasy worlds that men create in their minds inspired by scrolling social media. It's not about an addi...
Don’t Let Your Husband’s Affair Partner Intimidate You
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine your husband’s former affair partner belongs to your church, is a mom at your kids’ school, a member of your club, or is even your neighbo...
Can Cash Keep You Silent About Your Affair?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could you be paid to keep your affair silent? Would a big fat check keep you from exposing your affair when your married affair partner goes back to h...
Why “Mr. Nice Guy” Is The Cheater You’ll Never Suspect
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nice guys versus bad boys. Bad boys are the ones you fantasize about, you’re dying to date, and want to have sex with. Nice guys are safe because th...
He Says He’s Committed, But Acts Like He’s Single
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deception, lies, and gaslighting. Are they the most hurtful part of an affair, or is it the sex and knowing that your partner may be madly in love wit...
CHEATING HUSBAND AFRAID TO LEAVE 16 YEAR AFFAIR PARTNER
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For President's Day we are featuring one of our favorite past episodes. My guest today lived his traditional family life and his ultimate affair fanta...
The One Simple Fact About Your Partner It’s Critical That You Know
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You find out your spouse has been living a secret life with an affair partner for 4 years while you suffer in your barren, sexless marriage that you h...
The Crazy, Illogical Lie I Concocted To Hide My Affair
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A cheating husband who is remorseful, openly apologetic and more committed to his wife than ever: that’s just one of my guests today. My other guest...
How I Turned His Cheating and Betrayal Into A Thriving Business
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Turn your mess into your message. My guest today also named Jillian did just that. Her boyfriend cheated on her from the beginning of their relation...
I Found Out My Boyfriend Was A Cheater At His Memorial Service
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are bringing back a fan favorite. You think you're in a committed relationship. You and your boyfriend are nesting with his daughter and ...
Your Subconscious Keeps Picking The Cheater
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For years the buzzword was attracting, as in “you attract the partner you have in your life.” Then the term “manifesting” took over, and sudd...
When Is An Affair Just A Distraction From Your Real Problems?
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Think about the chaos that ensues from any love triangle. Is it two people vying for one person’s love, or (at times) is it a melodrama that distrac...
Can You Trust Your Spouse On A Business Trip?
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom "The Suit" Forst has been touring the world as what one critic calls a "blues ass-kicker" for decades. He's traveled the world without his wife as...
When Your Spouse’s Affair Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh and Sharon are two formerly married people whose spouses cheated on them. Before they were married, Sharon’s husband covered up the truth about...
SHOULD YOU TELL YOUR PARTNER IF YOU'VE CHEATED ON THEM?
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You've cheated. You've done the deed. Whether that's sleeping with, having oral sex with, or hiding an emotional affair with a person outside of your ...
Affair After Affair: My Life As The Perpetual Other Woman
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if you’re often the side piece - time after time the other woman. First you have an affair with your husband’s work colleague. Then you cheat...
Can Oral Sex With Your Partner Make Affairs Less Tempting?
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can Oral Sex With Your Partner Make Affairs Less Tempting? What does this very intimate act say about the level of masterful communication you share o...
He Left His Wife + Two Small Kids For Me
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all took the week off to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families and friends, so we’ve brought back a favorite episode from the early days of CW...
Lovers Explain Why We Chose Each Other Not Our Spouses
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tony and Nicole were secret lovers who became a couple after they cheated on and eventually left their spouses. They have that super passionate kind o...
Want A "Hall Pass" To Sleep With Other People? Think Twice....
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are bringing back one of our favorite episodes. When I was growing up a "hall pass" was the thing you needed in middle school in order to...
The Soulmate Myth: Why It Can’t Shield You From Infidelity
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finding your soulmate. Isn’t that the holy grail of love and relationships? It’s when you find the person who just gets you and wildly turns you o...
When The Sexy, Deceitful Nurse Trope Comes True
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I remember once a famous LA doctor said to me, Jillian everything seems so important until you get sick, then once you’re sick the only thing that m...
I Can’t Hate My Husband’s Lover Anymore
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A woman comes into your husband’s life and captures his heart. Your husband and his new lover share emotional and physical intimacy and he can’t s...
I Couldn’t Compete With My Girlfriend’s True Love
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week due to technical difficulties we are bringing back one of our favorite episodes. We’ve got lots of new guests and topics coming up! IG @c...
Why His Wife Didn’t Suspect Me: Chronicles From The Other Woman
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we meet Viveca (not her real name) who explains how she had a four year affair with a married man whose wife paid Viveca to do work i...
I Was Blindsided By The Affair, Then My Intuition Kicked In
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About two years ago, a guy friend said to me “I know my best friend and he would never cheat on his wife. He just wouldn’t do it.” Because of th...
I Caught My Husband With His Pants Down
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You catch your husband red-handed with the person you least suspect. How do you react? Do you break down in tears, or get angry and verbally attack...
Stuck Overseas With My Cheating Ex Husband + I Can’t Go Home
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You meet the man of your dreams and you fall madly in love. He’s from another country, and his homeland is far from yours. One day he gets his dream...
How My Lover’s Wife Became My Ally
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The man you’ve fallen in love with is another woman’s husband. As much as you try to resist the lure of his flirtation, eventually you succumb to ...
Do Men Cheat On Women They Love?
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I discovered this week’s guest, best selling international author Christopher K. Lopez on Medium, where he publishes his top-rated articles about re...
I Thought It Was Just One Affair, Then I Uncovered The Horrible Truth
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your husband has an affair which leads you to ask for a divorce. But it’s what you discover after you file for divorce that shocks you and has you f...
Gaslighted By My Boyfriend For 9 Years
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up vacation we bring you another favorite episode from the past. Look forward to new episodes coming soon. Gaslighting is a term we often...
Once Porn Was The Only Culprit, Now A New Fantasy Reeks Havoc On Relationships
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are still on vacation so please enjoy one of our favorite past episodes. On this episode we talk about fantasy: erotic fantasy worlds that men cre...
Cradle Robber? Mature Married Woman’s Affair With A Young Married Stud
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are on vacation this week, so we are revisiting one of my favorite episodes from last summer. A mature married man who's been with his wife for 2...
Surviving Abuse From A Cheating Narcissist Husband
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional abuse comes in many forms: withholding affection, withholding sex, withholding money, and the particularly torturous one – gaslighting. Th...
When Your Husband’s Affair Partner Is Obsessed With You
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if your husband’s affair partner is not only obsessed with your husband, but she’s also obsessed with you! She does everything in her power t...
After 100s of Interviews, My Own Thoughts On Infidelity
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What have I learned about infidelity in since starting Cheating: When Love Lies? I get asked this question a lot, and recently listeners have written ...
My Husband’s Lover Got Pregnant. What Do I Do Now?
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s hard to think of a more demoralizing and debilitating situation than this: your husband has an affair, and his affair partner gets pregnant. Bu...
Your Kids Know About Your Affair: They’re Just Not Telling You
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re having an affair and you think your kids don’t know it? Well think again. My guest today is an extraordinary young woman who wrote in to sh...
When Leaving The Bastard Comes Easily
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So many times we hear how people, both women and men hesitate to leave a relationship even when bad things happen. But not my guest — award winning ...
Has My Husband Has Sex And Gives Gifts To A Stripper. Is This An Affair?
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your husband is sending gifts to another woman who is a stripper. This situation raises so many questions. Does my husband frequent strip clubs? How e...
Why Is It So Difficult To Leave My Cheating Husband
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we have a panel discussion with two ladies whose marriages were scorched by infidelity along with their relationship coach Beth Miller...
We’re Gay & We’re Leaving Our Wives For Each Other
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You're a devoted husband with a loving, committed and intelligent wife. You want to family; a traditional American dream with a wife, kids, and a cozy...
What Happens When You Take The Cheater Back?
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re a husband. A good guy, a strong provider and a very present dad. Despite that, your wife goes out and cheats on you. You struggle to hold you...