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#2696059 01/07/13 08:43 PM
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I am currently engaged to be re-married and was asked by my fiancee to submit to a polygraph test to attest to my relationship fidelity going back to my first marriage 20 years ago . During the initial test I was asked if I had had sexual contact since 1992 with the exception ofand came up as "decept indicated". Following this test I admitted to have had a lap dance at a strip club during my first marriage. My fiancee wasked me to take another polygraph going back to when we became involved in an exclusive sexual relationship. I scored "deception indicated" on this polygraph too, despite the fact that I have not had sexual contact with another person during this period. Any ideas how I can begin rebuilding trust since my fiancess is convinced that I had an affair?

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What led to being asked to take a polygraph to begin with?





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Originally Posted by bdh32
I am currently engaged to be re-married and was asked by my fiancee to submit to a polygraph test to attest to my relationship fidelity going back to my first marriage 20 years ago . During the initial test I was asked if I had had sexual contact since 1992 with the exception ofand came up as "decept indicated". Following this test I admitted to have had a lap dance at a strip club during my first marriage. My fiancee wasked me to take another polygraph going back to when we became involved in an exclusive sexual relationship. I scored "deception indicated" on this polygraph too, despite the fact that I have not had sexual contact with another person during this period. Any ideas how I can begin rebuilding trust since my fiancess is convinced that I had an affair?
Welcome to MB, bdh.

I recommend that in order to rebuild trust, you pass a polygraph.


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My fiancee became concerned after I updated offline (but did not post) my match.com profile.

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Thanks for the advise. I have been told that polygraphs get less reliable with subsequent tests and they are expensive $575 a pop.

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Can your fiancee talk with your ex-wife?


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Are you really "comfortable" to get married still?

I would not put up with this kind of requests from a fiancee.

Marriage is way to serious lasting commitment to begin with..if I was both of you I would take my time to really really think about if was ready to get married to "you".

What are you going to do?


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Originally Posted by bdh32
My fiancee became concerned after I updated offline (but did not post) my match.com profile.

Why would you even have a match account if you are engaged?


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Yes.

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Try to rebuild my relationship with my fiancee

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I do not have a match.com account. I was updating my match profile offline because I was very nervous that my fiancee was going to leave me.

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Originally Posted by bdh32
I do not have a match.com account. I was updating my match profile offline because I was very nervous that my fiancee was going to leave me.

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Originally Posted by bdh32
I do not have a match.com account. I was updating my match profile offline because I was very nervous that my fiancee was going to leave me.

skeptical

Deception Indicated...

You have a match profile but not an acct...okey dokey.

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Originally Posted by bdh32
I am currently engaged to be re-married and was asked by my fiancee to submit to a polygraph test to attest to my relationship fidelity going back to my first marriage 20 years ago . During the initial test I was asked if I had had sexual contact since 1992 with the exception ofand came up as "decept indicated". Following this test I admitted to have had a lap dance at a strip club during my first marriage. My fiancee wasked me to take another polygraph going back to when we became involved in an exclusive sexual relationship. I scored "deception indicated" on this polygraph too, despite the fact that I have not had sexual contact with another person during this period. Any ideas how I can begin rebuilding trust since my fiancess is convinced that I had an affair?

Have you read about radical honesty on this website. It may answer some of your questions from an MB perspective if you familiarize yourself with some of these basic concepts. How about extraordinary precautions?

My wife and I are trying a new diet. there is a discussion board for that. i started to tell her how I was posting a question. She asked me not to and requested we do it together. suddenly me finding out information about a new diet was independent behavior. Guess what? that's cool. she's (and her feelings) more important to me than the website or the diet. --point: MB puts things in a different light.

Do you know about extraordinary precautions?

You can't prove you didn't have an affair, IMV. But you should not get married until she feels safe. MB/Dr. H has ways to assist you in helping her feel safe.

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