Why Has Cheating Made Me More Insecure?

By: Katie Lersch:  In hindsight, many people come to believe that they cheated to boost their confidence or self esteem in some way.  Sometimes, they have  a revenge affair after they have been hurt in some way.  Other times, there is no revenge involved, but the person who cheated was suffering from low confidence or […]

My Spouse Describes Going Back To The Other Person As Relapsing

By: Katie Lersch:   Often, when you catch your spouse cheating, he will swear that the relationship is over and that he is going to focus on the marriage.  You may or may not believe him, but he continues to make the claim that he would not possibly make the same mistake twice.  And then […]

How Do Husbands Feel After They Tell Their Wife About Their Affair? Can You Trust Their Reaction?

By: Katie Lersch:  I often have people ask me how men feel when they are caught cheating.  And this is usually the way that it happens – that they are “caught” because the wife gets suspicious and she begins to snoop a little and finds evidence of infidelity. Occasionally though, a spouse will show some […]

I Know My Husband Had Very Strong Feelings For The Other Woman But He Won’t Admit It. What Can I Do?

By: Katie Lersch:  It is every faithful spouse’s worst fear – that her husband is actually and truly in love with the other woman. Some husbands are quite honest about this and they proclaim their love very matter of factly.  Others try to deny it – either because they believe what they are saying or […]

Why Does A Man Cry After An Affair?

By: Katie Lersch: I sometimes hear from wives and mistresses (or “other women”) alike who ask about the cheating husband’s behavior during the affair.  One behavior that tends to overlap for both subsets of people is that of crying.  Both the wife and other woman might want to know why they are seeing tears while […]

How Do I Make My Husband Understand That Leaving Little Things Out About The Affair Is Still Lying?

By: Katie Lersch:  When wives learn about their husband’s affair, many of them think that they’ve taken great pains to make it quite clear that they expect the complete and total truth.  After all, when you are caught in an affair, you’ve been caught telling the ultimate lie.  So if you have any hope at […]

Do Men Forget Their Affair Partners?

By: Katie Lersch: I sometimes hear from wives who spend a lot of time thinking about how their husband is going to feel about the other woman in the days to come. They also worry about how much (or if) he is still going to be thinking of her. Sometimes, the husband is telling the […]

I’m Not Sure If I Still Love Him After His Affair

By: Katie Lersch: I sometimes hear from wives who are not only unsure about how they feel about their marriage after their husband’s affair, they are unsure about how they feel about their husband himself.  I heard from a wife who said: “my husband cheated on me with our accountant.  I have known this woman for […]

The Other Woman Revealed The Affair Publicly. I Feel Like I Can’t Even Show My Face.

By: Katie Lersch:  I sometimes hear from wives who actually know the “other woman” or have to interact with her.  This is a very hard situation.  But it is even worse when the other woman “reveals” the affair to a circle of other people in order to enhance your pain.   As a result, not […]

My Spouse Doesn’t Deserve My Cheating. Why Am I Such A Jerk?

By: Katie Lersch: I sometimes hear from people who are grappling with overwhelming guilt from cheating on their spouse. Many of them would give anything to turn back time before they could damage their marriage. Many of them are fully aware that their spouse deserves better. So not only are they mortified by their behavior, […]