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As someone who specializes in marriage and divorce, I arched my eyebrows like half moons and immediately called my colleague, Dr. Bonnie Eaker-Weill who wrote "Adultery: The Forgivable Sin."
Jill Brooke: Elizabeth Edwards Reportedly Thinks Serial Cheating Is Worse Than an Affair. Do You? 2009
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Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil, author of Adultery: The Forgivable Sin, says her study reveals that only 35 percent of marriages can thrive after infidelity and that more than half of all marriages have had one person commit adultery.
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Forgivable, perhaps, since they pulled away with ease when it mattered.
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Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil, the author of "Adultery: The Forgivable Sin," says that "sometimes men stray to have their needs met, but it doesn't mean that they didn't love their wife."
Jill Brooke: How Long Should A Spouse Be Celibate If Their Mate Is Ill? 2008
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Forgivable hyperbole; then she added, "This morning, we all want to be American so we can take a bite of this dream unfolding before our eyes."
Joan Z. Shore: The French Have a Word for It: "Formidable!" 2008
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All Mistakes Are Forgivable...but these are not words to live by
Archive 2006-07-23 Miss Snark 2006
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Forgivable horseplay, perhaps, but it had an edge.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Forgivable horseplay, perhaps, but it had an edge.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Forgivable downsides include some clumsiness working historical research and local color into the dialogue and an unrealistic impulse to provide a happy ending for nearly everybody.
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Forgivable loans become grants at the end of the loan term if the recipient meets all conditions.
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