By: Katie Lersch: I can’t tell you how often I get from wives who say something like, “I’ve tried so hard to forgive him, but I just can’t do it. What’s wrong with me? I don’t think I will ever come out the other side.” It breaks my heart a little every time I hear those […]
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By Katie Lersch: When you find out your husband has cheated, it’s like your entire world tilts. One moment you think you know your life, your marriage, your partner—and the next, everything feels uncertain. You may find yourself asking, Who is this person I married? What does this mean for us? And more painfully… what’s […]
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by: katie lersch: I often have two different sets of people asking me this question. Sometimes, people whose spouses are having an affair want to know why and how affairs end so that they can attempt to make the affair end sooner. Other times, I hear from the people involved in the affair. They don’t […]
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By: Katie Lersch: I often hear from the spouse who was cheated on. Occasionally though, I sometimes get messages from the spouse who cheated. Perhaps my perspective is skewed because I was one of the spouse’s who was cheated on, but it’s usually pretty obvious which people are sincere and which aren’t. Some ask for […]
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By: Katie Lersch: I’m asked this question all of the time: “Why did my husband cheat on me? Our marriage is decent. I am a good wife.” And honestly, the answer usually surprises people. Because most assume that a man steps outside of his marriage because something is terribly wrong in the relationship. Or something […]
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By: Katie Lersch: If you had told me years ago that I would stay with a husband who cheated on me, I probably would’ve looked at you like you had three heads. I used to believe that infidelity was an automatic deal-breaker. I used to believe that if someone cheated, they didn’t deserve another chance […]
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By: Katie Lersch: When you’re trying to rebuild your marriage after an affair, nobody really warns you about how much space the past can still take up. Even after the tears have been shed, the apologies have been made, and the promises have been spoken — the ghost of what happened can still linger. You […]
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By Katie Lersch: If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’ve been through one of the worst emotional earthquakes a marriage can face: an affair. And let me just say right off the bat — if your marriage has survived the initial blow, that’s already something to acknowledge. I know it might not feel like “surviving” […]
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By: Katie Lersch: You don’t always need a fully detailed confession to know your husband is having an affair. Sometimes, you have evidence, Sometimes, you have a confession from the other woman. And other times, you just know in your gut and no one can convince you otherwise. The emotional distance doesn’t lie. Nor does […]
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By: Katie Lersch: There are countless wives who are genuinely trying to move past their husbands’ affair. Many of them have been working hard to forgive, hoping that forgiveness will finally bring some peace or clarity. But sometimes, they hit a wall. They just can’t do it — at least not yet — and then […]
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