Infidelity Counseling

How to Regain Trust and Feel Safe with your Partner After an Affair

By Jack Partain, MEd

One of the worst things has happened in your marriage: your partner cheated on you.

It is common for many people to want to leave their partners after discovering an affair. On the other hand, you are not wrong if you decide to give your partner another chance. According to Divorce Magazine, 60-75% of couples actually stay together after an affair. So, once you acknowledge the tragedy of infidelity and if your partner owns up to their choices and mistakes, there is still a chance you could have a strong and fulfilling marriage. 

Revenge, Rage, or Restraint? What To Do With Anger After Infidelity

By Jim Duncan, MA

Recovering from an affair can be excruciating.

It doesn’t matter if you were the one betrayed or the one who did the betraying. Healing can prove to be a difficult journey. And along the path to healing, you will likely feel a great deal of anger after infidelity.

Sometimes, your anger might feel like a need for revenge and other times it could even feel like a rush of humiliated rage. While these feelings are natural, dealing with them in a healthy way might not come easily.

Extramarital Affairs: 10 Excuses People Give For Having Them

People can offer many excuses for a variety of reasons, all to defend or justify a fault or offense.

Excuses for why a work project wasn’t completed on time, or for getting fired from their job after only two weeks. Excuses for coming home late every day after work for the past month, or perhaps claiming a speeding ticket was undeserved “because everyone drives over the speed limit on that road!”