Married Men And Affairs: Who’s To Blame?

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 […]

What Does My Spouse Think About Me Since I Cheated And Had An Affair?

I sometimes hear from people who are extremely remorseful for cheating on their spouse.  They try very hard to express this sorrow to their spouse, but they are often met with resistance and silence.  It can be difficult to break through to a spouse who is so angry, so the cheating spouse often wonders if […]

When Your Spouse Claims The Affair Is More Than Just Sex

I sometimes hear from wives who have recently learned of their husband’s affair.  Some find out about it well before their husband confesses, and all sorts of scenarios go through their head before they confront him.  Many assume that he will he horrified to be caught and will try to minimize the affair.  This isn’t […]

My Mom Says The Other Woman Never Wins. Is This True?

By: Katie Lersch:  It’s very normal for a wife to have a lot of questions about the other woman.  In fact, some of us get almost fixated on her, thinking that she has some miraculous and magical qualities that we don’t have.  People can tell us that any woman who would accept a relationship with […]

I Want To Move On From My Husband’s Affair, But He Won’t Confess

I sometimes hear from wives who are quite positive that their husband has cheated.  Both their intuition and their heart is telling them this.  And they want to proceed as though he has cheated so that they begin the process of picking up the pieces of their lives and of their marriage.  They moved past […]

My Husband Is So Cold After His Affair. What Can I Do About This?

By Katie Lersch: I often have women tell me that they can’t help but notice some very troublesome personality changes in their husband after he cheated or had an affair.  Sometimes, the wife isn’t the only one who is noticing these changes.  Often, the children involved or other family members can’t help but notice as […]

My Husband Says He Doesn’t Regret One Second Of His Affair. What Now?

By: Katie Lersch: I sometimes hear from wives who are beyond confused about their husband’s behavior after he cheated or having an affair. Many husbands insist that they want to make their marriage work. They say this with their words. And yet, sometimes their actions and their flip comments tell somewhat of a different story […]

When You’re The Faithful Spouse And You’re Being Told It’s All Your Fault

I often hear from people who are trying to come to terms with their spouse’s affair. One of the most common questions that we all have is: why? It is an understandable question. But when you really stop to think about it, you come to realize that it is so unlikely to get an answer […]

Should I Wait Out The Affair? Or Walk Away?

I sometimes hear from wives who have done their research and know that, statistically speaking, most affairs come to an end relatively quickly.  They try to keep this in mind when their husband is dragging his feet about ending the affair or insisting that he needs “more time” to make up his mind.  However, quite […]

My Husband Is In Denial About The Damage And Pain His Affair Caused

Understandably, wives who are dealing with infidelity want their husbands to feel just as alarmed and hurt by this situation as they are. They want him to feel the depth and gravity of what he has done. They want him to be every bit as upset about this as everyone else – perhaps even more […]