How Can We Heal When My Husband Refuses to Talk About His Affair? He Acts Like I’m Inappropriate When I Bring It Up

By: Katie Lersch: It would be nice if a cheating spouse would sit you down and tell you everything you need to know about the affair from the get-go. This would mean that you wouldn’t have to pull the information out of him and you’d know the important details early on. This quick timeline could, […]

Why Does the Affair Partner Go Back to their Spouse?

By: Katie Lersch: As you might imagine, most of the people who reach out to me to ask questions are faithful spouses. Since I write from that perspective because I too was the faithful spouse, it makes sense that people having the same experience and struggles would reach out. Occasionally, though, I do hear from […]

My Cheating Husband is Telling Everyone That Our Struggling Marriage is My Fault

By: Katie Lersch: It’s not optimal when your husband, who is already in great trouble due to his cheating, can’t seem to be discrete about the fall-out from the same. As if an affair or cheating isn’t a painful enough scenario for a wife to have to deal with, many wives have to juggle much […]

Why Do I Want to Have Sex with My Cheating Spouse? What in the World is Wrong With Me?

By: Katie Lersch: There are many reactions a wife might have to her husband’s cheating. It’s not uncommon to act in a way that you think might be uncharacteristic of you. Normally stoic wives might momentarily feel as if they’ve lost their minds. Wives who are normally even-tempered may become obsessed with revenge.   But one […]

A Letter to My Unfaithful Husband. Will It Make Any Difference?

By: Katie Lersch: I sometimes hear from faithful wives who have sat down to write letters to their unfaithful husbands. Some of them can’t even bring themselves to form the words. Others find that they have no problem of filling page after page with the onslaught of feelings that are pouring out of them.  Still, […]

How Soon After Cheating Did My Husband Regret It?

By: Katie Lersch: One of the biggest things wives want to know about after an affair is the details of regret. Many wives consider remorse and regret to be the two biggest factors when deciding whether to try to remain married. And many wives don’t just wonder IF he felt regret, they want to know […]

Ever Since My Husband Had an Affair, I Feel Like a Burden. 

By: Katie Lersch: Many wives doubt their husband’s sincerity after he cheated or had an affair. They doubt that the affair is over. They doubt that the feelings weren’t serious. They doubt that he is still invested in the marriage, no matter what he might say. And sometimes, these doubts go even further. The wife […]

Do Men Have Genuine Affection for the Women they Cheat on their Wives With?

By: Katie Lersch: Quite understandably, two of the biggest questions that wives have when evaluating whether their marriage stands a chance after infidelity is: How did my husband feel about the other woman while cheating, and How does he still feel about her today? After all, if he is still carrying a torch, it is […]

My Husband Ended the Affair, but He’s Still So Distant

By: Katie Lersch: One of the most fleeting things after the discovery of an affair is intimacy. And I’m not talking about physical intimacy. Because one could understand why physical intimacy would be difficult.  No, I’m talking about emotional intimacy – feeling somewhat close to your spouse, even if you’re angry with him. With emotional […]

What Cheating Husbands Say When Caught Out

By: Katie Lersch: Every husband is an individual. And every infidelity is also unique. But there are sometimes themes around the responses cheating husbands will give when they’ve potentially been caught cheating. Wives often wonder if the excuse their husband is trying to sell them falls under this category. A wife might say, “My husband […]