In her Coping With Infidelity series, renowned author, Leigh Richwood, outlines several practical steps that a person can follow to guide them along the path of healing when they are trying to cope with the pain inflicted by a cheating spouse. Gwinnett County, Georgia – April 15, 2013 – Surviving infidelity can be a trying ...…
This is a guest post by Laura. I hope her perspective and how she talks so openly about her experiences will help you. The week after my husband told me he thought he was in love with someone else, I emailed a group of close girlfriends with the news. My words must have been hysterical ...…
I’m not a big follower of the Dalai Lama, but he does have some good things to say sometimes. Here’s one that I like: Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. – Dalai Lama Have you ever known someone who was constantly suffering about something? People who always play the victim make it a point to ...…
At some point in recovery it’s time to get on with it and get back to normal. When you’ve both agreed that the marriage is worth saving and you both want to be in it, you just have to take the plunge and start living again as a couple. Living as a couple is fun. ...…
Did you start your marriage not trusting your spouse? Probably not. I suppose it happens, but it’s not how most people start their marriage. My marriage started off with complete trust. It’s absolutely devastating when you realize that the person you trusted enough to share your heart and your life with betrayed that trust by ...…
I recently wrote about wedding anniversaries and how difficult it is to know how to deal with the uncertainties and pain on that day when you’re working through the issues of your spouse’s affair. There are other memorable dates that need to be discussed that relate directly to your spouse’s affair. Some of these dates ...…
So it may seem like since you found out about your spouse’s affair that everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, in your life is terrible. On top of a wayward husband or wife, you have unruly kids, a house that needs repairs, a dog that pees on the carpet, selfish friends, loud neighbors, nosy relatives, and ...…
My infidelity experience spanned several years – even though I didn’t know I was dealing with an affair the whole time. For those who know my story, some have said that I took far too long to pull my head from the sand and take action. Many have also said that because there was so ...…
How many of you have seen the YouTube video of the honey badger tearing up that snake? Scary. Amazing. Inspiring! You might wonder how this relates in any way to infidelity or dealing with an affair. I think it relates in several ways. First of all, as someone who promised in front of God to ...…
What’s the first thing you think when you hear someone say their spouse cheated? I used to get sad and reminded of my own scrape with infidelity or think about how difficult things are for that person. I then went into an anger stage where I’d want to tell that lying, cheating person what a ...…