Marital Infidelity
Your partner forgave you for cheating, but you can’t forgive yourself for having the affair. These suggestions for self-forgiveness are inspired by this reader’s comment: “I cheated on my husband a year ago with his best friend, and I’m truly repentant. My husband has decided to forgive me and move on. But, he’s still hurting [...]
Q: I recently confessed to my wife that I had been cheating for nearly a year. This affair took place while I was away from home on business. The affair was not just physical, we became emotionally involved. I am not attempting to justify my actions. They are beyond justification. Now, my wife and I [...]
Hurt, heartache, and disbelief are common reactions when your husband has been unfaithful. These tips for healing the pain after an affair are for a reader whose husband was unfaithful for months. “My world came crashing down,” says Gail on How to Cope When Your Husband Leaves You for Another Woman. “He has been with [...]
Here are six healthy, effective ways to overcome your obsessed thoughts about your husband’s cheating. First, it’s important to remember that an affair isn’t something you just “get over” – no matter how well-adjusted, secure, or healthy you are. These tips are inspired by a reader who can’t forgive and forget the fact that her [...]
Here are five pieces of advice from women whose husbands betrayed them by cheating – some wives left their husbands, and others stayed to work on their marriage. “My husband cheated on me quite a few years ago and it still hurts,” says K. “My advice is for men who cheated on their wives: tell [...]
First, you have to decide whether you even want to save your marriage after you find out your husband had a long-term love affair. Here’s what one reader said: “A woman called and told me that my husband of 34 years, was ‘hooking up’ with another woman,” says A. on How to Trust Your Husband [...]
If you can’t trust the man you’re married to, who can you trust? If you don’t trust your husband because of suspected or real betrayal, don’t do these things… These tips are inspired by a reader who doesn’t know if she should stay married… “I recently found romantic emails and lewd pictures,” says F. on [...]
When your instincts are flying red flags – you have a bad gut feeling about your marriage – what do you do? Many women get stuck when they think their husbands are withdrawing, not being honest, or somehow leaving the marriage. Here’s what one reader said: “I think my husband has cheated on me with my [...]
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