Over the past ten years, the number of wives who have affairs has grown dramatically--recent surveys suggest by as much as 50 percent. Yet in all the acres of space devoted to male infidelity, so far this has been a largely untouched subject. In this guide, Carol Botwin--advice columnist, therapist, and author--rushes to help rather than condemn. Drawing from six hundred interviews and case histories--with both husbands and wives--Botwin examines causes, initial attractions, affairs in progress, endings, and aftermaths. Throughout, she offers her experienced advice and solutions on how to deal with a lover, children, and husband after the affair has dealt a devastating blow to the marriage. Other books by the author include Men Who Can't be Faithful and Is There Sex After Marriage?