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Cheating: When Love Lies

Jillian Hamilton interviews people on both sides of infidelity—those who’ve cheated and those who’ve been betrayed. The conversations are raw, honest, and real. The podcast seeks to understand why people cheat—then why some stay and others go. It also explores why some relationships survive while o

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 37 min
Latest: 22 Apr 2025
Language: English

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22 Apr 2025 · 40 min

Why His Wife Didn’t Suspect Me: Chronicles From The Other Woman

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15 Apr 2025 · 35 min
If My Partner Withholds Intimacy, Does That Give Me License To Cheat?
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. No matter how much you beg and plead for his attention, you realize you can’t compete with that remote in his hand or his favorite recliner. This is what happened to my guest Maria. Does Maria have the right to find intimacy and pleasure wherever she can get it, or should she stay faithful to her marriage vows of monogamy and fidelity? What would you do? Be a guest on the show:[email protected] @cheatingwhenlovelies for…
10 Apr 2025 · 48 min
I Was Just A Kids— And I Kept My Dad’s Affair From My Mom
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 partner, but you refuse to leave your wife. What if all this seems completely normal to you because as a teenager your father had you lie to your mother in order to cover up his affair and keep his girlfriend a secret. How would that affect your feelings about cheating as an adult? I'm going to ask my guest, because this is exactly what happened to him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…
1 Apr 2025 · 25 min
A Renowned Matchmaker On Infidelity & What His Clients Won’t Tolerate
25 Mar 2025 · 31 min
How Cheating Turns Love Bonding Into Hysterical Bonding
18 Mar 2025 · 43 min
The Husband Who Could Not Stop Cheating
10 Mar 2025 · 47 min
My Wife Cheated On Me With A Homeless Man
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 has substance abuse issues, an unstable job history and troubles with the law. Guided by your faith, you manage to hold your marriage together and your wife ends the affair. But several years later you start to notice some uncomfortable changes in your wife's behavior. Should you simply trust that she is remaining faithful, or investigate these red flags? This episode's guest, Harrison Scott Key answers these questions in his book "How To Stay…
4 Mar 2025 · 36 min
Why I Always Take Him Back Despite Nonstop Cheating and Lies
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 were pregnant. Time after time you take him back, and then you realize your husband has been unfaithful for almost two decades of marriage. This is what happened to my guest whom we’ll call Cheetah. At the end of our interview Cheetah reveals what reasons her husband gave for cheating on her and for living his life as a flagrant philanderer. Be a guest on the show: [email protected] IG @cheatingwhenloveslies for highlights from all…
25 Feb 2025 · 40 min
Affair After Affair: My Life As The Perpetual Other Woman
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 your husband with someone you meet in an alcohol recovery group. Next you find yourself sleeping with the husband of a couple that hosting you in their home as a guest. And on and on. What's going on here? My guest whom we'll call Jen has actually lived through all of this. Jen shares her long history as an affair partner whether she was cheating on her own husband or (when divorced) with someone else's. It an adult life spent as the other…
18 Feb 2025 · 36 min
Are You Micro Cheating?
What is micro cheating and are you doing it? Micro cheating describes behaviors that may be considered infidelity, but the boundary between micro cheating and a full blown affair isn't clear. My guest today-we'll call her Connie, blames her micro cheating for bringing her marriage to the brink of divorce. But is how Connie's husband behaves with the ladies behind her back even worse? Is there even such a thing as micro cheating? Or is it cheating just - cheating? Join me to find out if Connie's micro cheating sparked the demise of her marriage or if what her husband hasn't yet revealed will…
11 Feb 2025 · 46 min
Cheating & Narcissistic Abuse Nearly Ended My Life: A Feminist’s True Story
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 and author of “The Committed Professor. A Memoir: My Fall from the Lectern to the Psych Ward” says “yes”. What’s shocking about this cheating story is that Kathi’s lifelong commitment to feminism and feminist values couldn’t protect her from the narcissistic abuse she suffered in her marriage to her husband whom we’ll call Seth. Join us to hear how betrayal trauma took Kathi her to the brink her sanity, and to the brink of her life. Be a guest…
4 Feb 2025 · 35 min
How My Lying, Cheating, Boyfriend Fooled Our Couples’ Therapist And Me.
There are times when your partner's lies, deception, and gaslighting are so carefully crafted and meticulously masked, he not only fools you, he hoodwinks multiple women and your professionally trained relationship counselors. What happens when the full extent of his deception is revealed? Is it just another bad breakup, or are the implications much greater than that? My guest whose real name is Samantha experienced this level of deception. Samantha says the deception changed her outlook on life and deeply affected her family and friends. Has this happened to you? Could this ever happen to…
28 Jan 2025 · 30 min
Betrayed and Broken: The Physical Toll of Infidelity
The emotional trauma that follows heartbreak after an affair can be devastating. We can experience sadness, depression and isolation. But how does an affair also affect your physical well-being? Can it damage your physical body? My guest Adele Stratton says “yes,” because as a BioDynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist, she’s seen it in her patients. Adele is the owner and founder of Phoenix Rising Healing Centre. Join us as we discuss how an affair cannot only cause physical dis-ease but can be the gateway to revealing developmental and even generational trauma. Adele is fascinating … join us! Be…
21 Jan 2025 · 29 min
Your Kids Know About Your Affair: They're Just Not Telling You
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 her story after listening to an earlier Cheating: When Love Lies episode called "When Your Kids Find Out You Cheated." In that episode a woman in her 50s, told us how in her teens, she discovered her mother was having an affair. This episode's guest (we'll call her Tina) lived a similar situation when she discovered her own father was having an affair. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…
14 Jan 2025 · 36 min
My Cheating Husband Impersonates Our Family and Friends In Fake Social Media Accounts
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 everything they’re truly capable of? My guest, Megan, was shocked to uncover her husband’s cruelty and deception. Join me to hear how he destroyed their trust and tried to create chaos and division in her family with lies and manipulation. Be a guest on the show: [email protected] IG @cheatingwhenloveslies for highlights from all the shows. Please subscribe, like and share with anyone whose life has been upended by infidelity. Thank…
7 Jan 2025 · 44 min
How I Turned His Cheating and Betrayal Into A Thriving Business
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 relationship to the bitter end. He had dozens of lovers (yes dozens) and is a self confessed sex addict-both of which shocked my guest and tore her world apart. But Jillian Romero Chaves, founder and CEO of the relationship app Clara for Daters took that mess and turned it into her message. Join me to hear her journey of turning heart break and betrayal into a unique and thriving relationship app. Clara for Daters is an app that you can use to radically…
31 Dec 2024 · 38 min
I Can't Hate My Husband's Lover Anymore
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 to leave this other woman's side. His affair threatens your marriage, family, peace and serenity. This is what happened to my guest whom we'll call Karen, whose hated for the other woman became enormous. How would you handle that hatred? Would you seek revenge, become depressed, or find a way to forgive? Join me to find out why Karen couldn't live in hatred one day longer, and what she did to turn it all around. Follow me on IG…
24 Dec 2024 · 39 min
When Your Husband Moves His Affair Partner Into Your House
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 your partner is seeing, or even worse, having sex with someone else. Maybe you start snooping and sniffing around to see what this could-be cheater is up to. You might try to get into their phone and their computer, or do some low-key stalking. But what if this lover was right there in plain sight? Maybe your spouse's secret lover is your best friend, your neighbor, or your cousin. As horrible as that sounds unfortunately it's not sooooo…
17 Dec 2024 · 37 min
Does Your Partner Cheat Because You Lack Self Respect ?
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 partially control whether or not your partner would be faithful by demonstrating some self respect. My guest today, Trevor Justice is a relationship coach and author of “Change Who You Attract & How You’re Treated.” Join me as I learn Trevor’s method on how to communicate in a troubled relationship and stave off cheating and affairs. Trevor shares success stories of his coaching at Attractloveandrespect.com. And for our listeners Trevor has set up a…
10 Dec 2024 · 37 min
He Says He's Committed, But Acts Like He's Single
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 with someone else? It's different for every betrayed partner, but for my guest today whom we'll call Lisa - she was tortured her husband's lying. Lisa found out about her husband's affair, and after she nabbed him, he promised to work on their marriage. What he said sounded great, but Lisa kept observing suspicious behavior and red flags that made her question if what her husband was saying was in fact was he was doing. Join me and relationship…
3 Dec 2024 · 40 min
I Thought It Was Just One Affair, Then I Uncovered The Horrible Truth
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 after you file for divorce that shocks you and has you facing a moral dilemma. Your husband's been unfaithful and now you're divorcing him, so what's the use in trying to learn even more about his philandering ways - why torture yourself? My guest whom we'll call Gail uncovered disturbing facts about her husband after his affair destroyed their marriage. Now Gail is facing a dilemma: should she warn her husband's new girlfriend about his abusive…
26 Nov 2024 · 36 min
Your Subconscious Keeps Picking The Cheater
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 everyone was trying to manifest everything from a dream job to a faithful partner. But what if deep down your subconscious was on overdrive pulling you toward that person who awakens your childhood abandonment issues, triggers your trauma bond, and then eventually cheats on you! My guest today is relationship pattern expert, Dr. Sajad Vahedi. He helps clients to stop acting out toxic behaviors in a promising relationship by using what he calls a…
19 Nov 2024 · 53 min
When Your Spouse's Affair Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You
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 his debts and failing finances. Then after they married, her husband started an affair with a woman he invited to Sharon's baby shower. Josh's wife had an affair after 17 years of marriage. He was devastated and disillusioned by this infidelity, and yet his marriage counselors told him he had no grounds to leave the mariage. Josh and Sharon both lived through the pain of an affair, but just like the blessings of the Holiday season, they…
12 Nov 2024 · 33 min
My Husband Was A Violent Cheater
My guest today whom we’ll call Victoria, was emotionally and physically abused by her boyfriend. What began as incidents of grabbing and pushing escalated into violent beatings. But it wasn’t until Victoria eventually married this boyfriend ( oh yes she did) that she became aware of his cheating. Join me to find out what helped Victoria emerge from this nightmare to restore her life as a healthy, independent mom. Be a guest on the show: [email protected] IG @cheatingwhenloveslies for highlights from all the shows. Please subscribe, like and share with anyone whose life has…
5 Nov 2024 · 36 min
I Was Blindsided By The Affair, Then My Intuition Kicked In
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 podcast I'm sworn to secrecy, so I couldn't tell him that his best buddy was a flagrant philanderer who had cheated many times with many different women in both emotional and sexual affairs. As wives, husbands, partners, family members, and best friends, we can't imagine that someone we know would ever have an emotional or physical affair. This is why it is not uncommon that I hear from betrayed partners, "I was blindsided when I found out!" This…
29 Oct 2024 · 47 min
I Secretly Tracked My Husband On An App and Was Shocked By What I Caught Him Doing
Let’s call this episode the Halloween edition because I am spooked by guest’s husband’s very odd behavior—like getting fake restaurant receipts to prove he was dining somewhere when actually, he wasn’t. My guest caught her husband in countless lies by tracking his car. She even found a bag in her husband’s closet containing the most shocking, damning evidence of cheating one could possibly find, and yet she refuses to confront him to let him know that she’s on to his cheating ways. Why does she do this? And what was in that bag? You’ll never guess, so join me now for this spooky Halloween…
22 Oct 2024 · 36 min
My Husband's Lover Got Pregnant. What Do I Do Now?
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 affair partner gets pregnant. But wait - it gets worse because you were pregnant around the same time his lover was pregnant. This is what happened to my guest Carly. Will Carly choose to save her marriage and embrace her husband's lover's child? What would you do? Find Beth at: www.freemarriageguide.com/ www.instagram.com/soulifywellness/ www.facebook.com/soulifywellness/ www.soulifywellness.com…
15 Oct 2024 · 37 min
My Husband’s Affair With His Hospital Nurse
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 matters is getting better. This was the situation for my guest and her husband who was so ill, he was often hospitalized. His wife believed he was receiving the best possible care, but something happened at the hospital that threatened to end their decades long marriage and broke her trust in him. I have the upmost respect for so many in the medical profession that keep us healthy and alive. So when I heard this story of deceit and misconduct…
8 Oct 2024 · 57 min
My Lover’s Wife Became My Ally
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 his flirtation, eventually you succumb to his charm and start an affair. Your relationship with this married man feels deeply emotional, sexy and passionate. But when his wife finds out about you, the affair turns into a tumultuous saga involving you, your affair partner, his wife, his children, and your family. This is what happened to my guest whom we'll call Nicole. The affair starts to spiral out of control and you're going down with it. Then…
1 Oct 2024 · 28 min
Why Committed Partners Cheat On Dating Apps
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 Samantha, her boyfriend brazenly cheated on her with a multitude of women, and at times used different dating apps to find these other partners. Samantha has a PhD in public health and wrote her dissertation on dating app use — so I was thrilled to have this conversation with her from a personal and professional perspective. Join Samantha and me to ponder the question: how do dating apps influence cheating —if at all? Be a guest on the show:…

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Publisher: LiveOne
Language: English
Category: Health
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 37 min
Latest episode: 22 Apr 2025
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