Infidelity recovery / INF-A16-2
Intimacy without Pressure — Practice worksheet
Identify wanted, uncertain, and unwanted forms of connection, including a right to change one's mind.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Lee wants shared meals but is not ready for physical affection.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Emotional or physical intimacy is optional and cannot be used as proof of forgiveness.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Identify wanted, uncertain, and unwanted forms of connection, including a right to change one's mind.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
How will consent and changing preferences be respected? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- How will consent and changing preferences be respected?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Integrative Model of Affair Recovery — American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.