Temptation isn't the fall. It's the wobble. And every marriage counselor wobbles. Confession #2: The Emotional Affair with a Colleague This one is harder to admit because it didn't break any formal ethics rules—only the ones in my own wedding vows.
My training kicked in. I deflected. "It sounds like you're wanting to know if our connection is real. It is. But it's a professional connection." temptation confessions of a marriage counselor
By: A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Anonymous) Temptation isn't the fall
One night, my spouse saw a text notification light up my phone. "You smile when she messages you," she said. Not angry. Just observant. And heartbroken. Confession #2: The Emotional Affair with a Colleague
The temptation to be a savior, a lover, a fantasy—it never goes away. But every morning, I choose to be a husband instead.
He nodded and left. But that night, I couldn't sleep. I had imagined what his hands would feel like. I had rehearsed a scenario where I ran into him at a coffee shop, "off the clock." I didn't act on it. I transferred him to a male colleague the next week. But the fact that I had to fight the urge? That scared me.