May 2011 Archives - Emotional Affair Journey

Battle Wounds From the Emotional Affair

Posted on 31. May, 2011 by Linda.

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It has been over two years since I found out about Doug’s emotional affair and I can honestly say that I rarely have crying spells anymore. Once in awhile I will lie in my bed and let loose but these moments are few and far between. I now go long periods of time during [...]

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Getting the Cheating Spouse to Tell the Truth

Posted on 30. May, 2011 by Doug.

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Since it’s Memorial Day weekend and we’re once again on the road for a soccer tournament, graduation parties, and just spending some much needed down-time, we thought we would post this article from Ruth Houston that has some ideas for getting the cheating spouse to tell the truth after the affair. Hopefully, you can [...]

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Midlife Crisis and Infidelity

Posted on 26. May, 2011 by Doug.

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The subject came up the other day from one of our readers about midlife crisis and infidelity. His question specifically asked about statistics on marriage recovery from midlife crisis and whether methods addressed on this blog help with recovery from midlife crisis complicated by an affair. I felt it was an excellent topic and one [...]

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Discussion: Getting Them To Stop the Affair

Posted on 25. May, 2011 by Doug.

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Hello Everybody! Linda and I have read many comments and have mentored several individuals lately where the issue of the cheating spouse not ending the affair is a real ongoing problem. We’re sure that there are many more people that visit this site and other sites that have the same problem but are just not [...]

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Marriage is Not Glamorous

Posted on 24. May, 2011 by Linda.

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Sunday night when we were snuggled in bed after another long and busy weekend I declared to Doug that being married isn’t very glamorous. For the last two weekends our lives have revolved around traveling thousands of miles (none of these miles to a any romantic destinations), chores, chores and more chores. This is [...]

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A Main Element for Affair Recovery is Communication

Posted on 23. May, 2011 by Linda.

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We feel that one of the most important elements that is necessary for surviving an affair is effective communication. We’ve certainly talked about this before, but it seems lately that many of the comments and emails that we get still site this as a major hurdle in many couple’s affair recovery. Below are some [...]

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A Major Source For Affair Triggers: Television

Posted on 19. May, 2011 by Doug.

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One of the hardest things to deal with while recovering from infidelity are the affair triggers that the betrayed encounter on a regular basis. They can be anything from passing a certain hotel or restaurant, hearing a particular song on the radio, hearing your spouse say certain words, etc. I’ve come to the conclusion [...]

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Discussion: Intimacy After the Affair

Posted on 18. May, 2011 by Doug.

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It’s discussion Wednesday again. Initially after the affair, it will be extremely difficult for you as the betrayed spouse to even consider how you might someday move from pain and anger to a stronger more intimate relationship with your spouse. But to have a deeply fulfilling relationship once again, you will need to take steps [...]

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More Insight About the Weekend

Posted on 17. May, 2011 by Linda.

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I thought I would share my insight about our long weekend and how it affected me. This may sound strange or cruel, but honestly it really didn’t surprise me. The reason being that I knew this was exactly how it would be. There was no shock. It followed the same scenario that I had [...]

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Our Exhausting Weekend

Posted on 16. May, 2011 by Doug.

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You may have noticed that Linda and I have been basically absent from the blog since Thursday. We barely had enough time to approve the comments and virtually no time to reply to any them. We apologize for that but we had a whirlwind of an extended weekend that has left both of us [...]