Infidelity causes intense emotional pain--anger, disbelief, fear, guilt and shame. But an affair doesn't have to mean the end of your marriage.
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When I first found out about my husband’s emotional affair, I frantically researched books and the internet on surviving infidelity, as I wanted to know what experts said about the chances of it lasting. What I found was that most resources sited only 10% of cheating spouses in affairs move on to long term relationships. [...]
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Today’s post is below.
My stroke is over now!
Doug
Our webinar Tuesday with Houston area therapist Jeff Murrah went very well. Jeff presented some great information to help those who are surviving infidelity, and both Linda and I were able to take home some valuable ideas.
We found the theory that an affair partner is “selected” to be quite interesting. Now I really didn’t believe [...]
I came to another realization today about the mindset of cheating spouses. I just had a long conversation with my brother and feel that he is beginning to look at his life and relationship more realistically. One thing he said that I would like to pass on is his affair and the decisions he made [...]
One of the most pronounced misconceptions about affairs is that they end completely when the spouse finds out. Most people believe when the victim confronts their spouse about having the affair the spouse will admit guilt, promise to never do it again, bow down and kiss their feet, send flowers etc.
Well I can tell you [...]
Recently we have blogged about infidelity as an addiction, and many of the comments and emails that we have received mention how hard it is for an infidel to not only leave their affair partner after ending an affair, but also to get over them sufficiently enough to move on to save the marriage.
Anytime that [...]
I was out running some errands yesterday when my phone ran, and it was my brother. At first I was hesitant to answer because I have not talked to him since our weekend together several weeks ago. I decided to pull away from him a bit because I couldn’t support what he was doing, but [...]
Getting over an affair is not only difficult for the person who was betrayed, but also for the person who had the affair. When you have had an affair, and it ends, you might get a feeling of “withdrawal.” As we have mentioned many times on this blog, being in an affair is a lot [...]
Many of us have struggled with the situation after “D-day” where our spouses have difficulty ending an affair and we didn’t know how to act or how to convince our spouse that saving our marriage was the best choice. In yesterday’s post I discussed the book “Torn Asunder” and highlighted the four phases of an [...]
Today is a very important landmark for me and Linda. It is our 25th wedding anniversary. Compared to the other 24 anniversaries, this is by far the most special. The last 18 months have been chock full of many different emotions and stressful issues, yet also a renewed sense of passion, fun [...]
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