Due to the intense pain that extramarital affairs cause, it can be really difficult to accept that recovery after an affair is a possibility, as the shock, confusion, and heartbreak are often too overwhelming.
This, in turn, causes the recovery process to feel daunting because it requires healing across three entities, the partner who committed the affair, the injured partner, and the relationship.
Read moreA General Affair Recovery Timeline For Couples Looking to Restore Their Relationship
When it comes to marriage infidelity, finding out that your husband cheated causes intense emotional distress.
From heartbreak to shock, to disbelief and confusion, there are many questions that end up arising due to the overwhelming emotions and the new-found knowledge that your husband is cheating.
When the betrayal is discovered, it can be hard to know if he is acting with true “honesty, humility, and empathy” or if they are just acting as if they care to move on from the situation.
Read moreHow to Know Your Husband is Remorse From Cheating (Signs That he is Truly Sorry)
The post-affair recovery process for spouses is often brutal, traumatizing, and filled with immense amounts of grief. The injured partner will end up going through a very similar process to what those experience with traumatic loss.
During this process there are no right or wrong feelings as anger, hatred, confusion, sorrow, resentment, despair, and betrayal will be prominent and will increase and decrease in their severity as the injured partner processes what has happened.
Read moreQuestions That Determine How Long to Recover From Infidelity And Heal The Wounds
How to fight for your marriage alone. It’s possible. Here’s how.
When a partner chooses to have an affair or participate in infidelity, it creates a division that destroys the foundation of trust that you and your spouse previously had.
What makes this worse is when one partner does not want to try to save the marriage, leaving the other spouse to fight for it alone. Although this can be frustrating, distressing, and lonely, it does not mean that the couple cannot save their marriage.
Read moreThe Honest to Goodness Truth on How to Fight for Your Marriage Alone
When a relationship is rocked by infidelity, it’s no wonder that a couple might struggle with the idea of reconciling. In the harsh light of discovery, making the relationship last might be the farthest thing from their minds.
However, it’s not uncommon for two people in an established relationship to put the pieces back together and beat the odds; some couples have even reported that their relationship has truly lasted, and they’re happier than they’ve ever been.
Before you commit one way or the other, first a couple must consider several important factors that will influence whether they can really beat the odds themselves.
Read moreBeating The Odds: Can a Relationship Truly Last When Cheating Was Involved?