Anatomy of an Affair: How Affairs, Attractions, and Addictions Develop, and How to Guard Your Marriage Against Them

Includes charts and assessments to understand and guard against affairs. This book is the revised edition of Close Calls (2008). For this reason, Anatomy of an Affair should be on every church leader’s and marriage counselor’s required reading list, and in the home of every married couple. Here he helps you make your marriage adultery-proof by showing you:How attractions can lead to affairsWays you may be vulnerable to affairsThe common ingredients of adulteryHow to restore intimacy to your marriageHow to make wise, protective decisionsMarriage is too sacred to be taken casually. Dave Carder, counselor and author of the bestselling Torn Asunder (100,000 in print), is a sought-after expert on issues of adultery. When it comes to adultery, never say, “It won’t happen to me.”Just when you think your marriage is safe from adultery is when you may be the most vulnerable. Affairs are a very real threat, and they can destroy lives and families. With eye-opening stories, clinical insights, and up-to-date data, Dave Carder reveals what adul

"30 Years of Experience Counseling Couples Pays Off Would you like to know how you can protect your marriage and yourself from an affair?It would be smart to talk with people who have committed adultery and learn from their mistakes. It would also be wise to talk with a counselor whose ministry is focused on affair prevention and affair recovery.Dave Carder is the one you would want to talk to. His book Close Calls is one of the best books I've read in the last couple of years. It will help us in our marriages. It will help ministe. 0 Years of Experience Counseling Couples Pays Off" according to Marsha Fisher. Would you like to know how you can protect your marriage and yourself from an affair?It would be smart to talk with people who have committed adultery and learn from their mistakes. It would also be wise to talk with a counselor whose ministry is focused on affair prevention and affair recovery.Dave Carder is the one you would want to talk to. His book Close Calls is one of the best books I've read in the last couple of years. It will help us in our marriages. It will help ministe. "Great book for relationships!" according to CurtisDeb. Every couple should read this book -- it is amazing! It is full of non-traditional helpful information that is never usually covered or discussed in typical counseling situations (pre-marital counseling, etc.) or in other books that I've read. Some parts are kind of shocking and it encourages you to talk openly with your partner, but the results of this are great because of the dialogue and openness it encourages. It is a good book for any relationship, even if you just want to re. "Helpful & Insightful" according to Ray. 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.' This book is full of 'ounces' that can help prevent an affair. I've seen a lot of marriages slowly fall apart. The insights shared here better equipped me to guard my own marriage and encourage others to do the same.

From the Back CoverYou are in danger of having an affair.Don’t believe it? Then your risk is even greater.Dave Carder has spent more than 30 years counseling husbands and wives trapped by infidelity, and he knows that the vast majority of these heartbroken people never saw it coming. In Close Calls, he reveals what adulterers want you to know about protecting your marriage before trouble strikes. Marriage is worth working for and it’s worth protecting.. With eye-opening stories and clinical insight he will help you:> Identify the type of person to whom you may be dangerously attracted > Evaluate your marriage style and what that may mean for extramarital friendships  > Assess how your past relationships affect your future > Understand when you’re most vulnerable to infidelity Close Calls should be required reading for all men and women who want to face the challenges of fidelity straight on, knowin