"An affair doesn't have to ruin a marriage". TRUE is my answer & I think my husband may feel the same if he can forgive himself as this is the 2nd one that he's had the pattern - he caved in to a girl on the job when he was feeling insecure about our family's future
What are your thoughts about when Michele says..
Quote: "Most people can survive infidelity and can, in fact, make their marriage stronger once they work through the issues infidelity has brought into their lives."<hr /></blockquote> I know this as a fact, I found out as an adult that my father cheated my mom found out & left & he ended the affairs she forgave him & we kids never even knew
my dad was in a band at the time - mom & him agreed she'd go with him to performances so that way all the floosies knew he was VERY MARRIED he always said after that why settle for cheap hamburger when you've got prime rib at home? as an adult my grandmother told me about "our vacation without Dad" My parents were "til Death do us Part" when my mom died so I know that an affair doesn't have to mean the end of a marriage
Do you know any couples who have overcome their feelings of violation and betrayal, and gone on to have a better marriage? My own Parents
Has your opinion about the chances of a marriage surviving through infidelity changed from what you may have thought before it happened to you? Possibly went from "no way", to "maybe"? I guess because I'd learned from my grandmother that my own parents had survived Infidelity & after having survived once already (the reason my grandmother told me about my parents i guess) I do know that it's not easy but it can be overcome
