Infidelity Articles By Katie Lersch

I get a lot of emails from wives who are concerned about what sex is going to be like after their husband cheated or had an affair.  Many are trying very hard to save their marriages.  They are doing everything they can to move on in a positive way. But sex can be a whole […]

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Sometimes, I hear from wives (and occasionally husbands too) who tell me that, no matter what, they don’t feel as if the betrayal from the affair will ever be over.  Both the person who cheated and the person who was cheated on can come to think the affair is never really going to be over […]

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I often hear from wives who want reassurance that their husband feels guilt and sorrow after his affair. This is very important to most of us because we know that guilt can be a very motivating emotion. If his guilt is eating him up inside, then perhaps he will hesitate and remember this feeling when […]

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By: Katie Lersch: I admit that before infidelity happened to me, I was one of those people who thought that if my husband ever cheated on me, our marriage would be over.  I felt very strongly about this and I know that there are many people who feel the same way.  I often get comments […]

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by: katie lersch: Sex after an affair is a recurrent theme in some of the correspondence that I get. Many people are looking for guidance as to what is a healthy or advisable time frame. I recently heard from a wife who was grappling with this very issue. It had only been three weeks since […]

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By: Katie Lersch: Most every wife who has ever struggled after an affair knows that thinking about the other woman can take up a huge chunk of your time. You usually have all sorts of questions about her.  You want to know who she is, what she looks like, what makes her tick, and why, […]

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I sometimes hear from people who have not actually cheated on their spouse. They have technically remained 100% faithful, but they had a close call and are very shaken by this. Worse than that, they have no idea what happened because they are happily married and would never want to cheat. Why then, they wonder, […]

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By Katie Lersch: I often hear from spouses (very often wives) who worry that they are suffering from depression as they are trying to recover from their husband’s cheating, infidelity, or affair. And sometimes when they are talking about this, they almost admit to it as if it’s something to be ashamed of, as if […]

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By: Katie Lersch:  I sometimes hear from wives who have full knowledge of their husband’s affair and they do not understand why he is still living with them as a married man. Often, they fully expect for him to leave and they are extremely confused when he doesn’t.  I heard from a wife who said: […]

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By: Katie Lersch: Blame after a husband’s affair is a very common topic on my surviving infidelity blog.  Sometimes, the faithful wife will blame the other woman more than she blames her husband.  (An example is something like: “We were happy, but that woman sees a happily married man as a challenge. She was determined […]

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