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Unfortunately during my week off from seeing clients between Christmas and New Year’s I got sick with a nasty cold.  So instead of all that I had planned to do, the week was a perfect opportunity to both rest and read.  I knew immediately which book on my nightstand I would grab: Esther Perel’s latest, “The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity.”  It turned out to be a great week after all.

This book is not a how-to-recover-from-infidelity sort of book — those books have been written.  Rather, think of this book as a meditation on infidelity, relationships, and sexuality.  Esther spends most of the book discussing and exploring the many facets of relationship betrayals and highlights some of the more interesting, and existential, issues that are always present.  Her writing style is beautiful and poetic.  Just like any good book, this one was a true pleasure to read.  I hope you will consider reading it; you don’t need to have experienced an affair to ponder and learn.

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