What is going on here... and what do I do?

[LIO]

Yes thank you Kat! I'm laying off tonight, no real chit chat tonight planned. I'm just going to keep up my nightly activities to keep working on my stress and relaxing.

I guess I was more bummed when my sister said that "You're just delaying the inevitable (D) and he needs to have consequences this time. You just keep forgiving him and he just goes on like nothing matters."

So I ask to those who have been here before (and I will look in the older posts as well) but...

At some point does your spouse actually acknowledge the wrong doing (cheating?) and apologize? Or does it just get swept under the rug?


How do you not have the same behavior happen again?

Does the spouse ever commit again? Or am I doomed to another year of indecisiveness?

Any suggestions on books I can read about communication? I'm about to embark on the self-help section reading I think.
Thank you.