What Do Men Tell Their Wives When They Get Caught Having An Affair?

By: Katie Lersch:  I sometimes hear from women who want to know what are typical responses and phrases from a man who has just been caught having an affair.   Some of these women are “the other woman” in the affair.  They want to know if a man will typically be truthful about his supposed […]

My Husband Won’t Reach Out To Me Because Of His Affair And Guilt From It

By: Katie Lersch:  Here is something that isn’t talked about a lot after an affair and is somewhat hard to understand:  Often, if you are the faithful wife, you want your husband to reach out to you.  This is true even if you know that you may not even want him.  Still, you want for […]

My Spouse Who Cheated Does Not Come Home Sometimes And Says He’s Punishing Himself

By: Katie Lersch:  When you are dealing with a husband who has had an affair, its understandable that you would want for him to come home on time and each and every night.  His doing so would at least provide some reassurance that he’s no longer spending his night time activities with the other person.  […]

My Husband Is Hot And Cold After He Cheated And Had An Affair. Why Is He Acting This Way?

By: Katie Lersch:  I often hear from wives who are very upset with their husband’s changing behaviors after his affair.  Often, he will be affectionate and sweet one day, only to be cold and distant the next.   I heard from a wife who said: “after my husband admitted to an affair, he started sobbing and […]

Why Does My Husband Continue To Lie When The Affair Is Already Out? I Already Know About It

By: Katie Lersch: I sometimes hear from wives who are completely perplexed as to why their spouse would continue to try to deny aspects of his affair when, for the most part, the truth is already in the open. Often, the faithful spouse doesn’t understand the need to keep lying when the farce is essentially […]

Why Did He Leave The Other Woman After I Found Out About The Affair?

By: Katie Lersch: If you are a wife who is dealing with a cheating husband or an affair, I can reasonably guess that you’ve spent a lot of time lately trying to figure out what your husband is thinking and what has motivated his actions. This can be true even when the affair is over. […]

My Remorseful Spouse Has Taken To Reading The Bible And Trying To Preach To Me After His Affair. Apparently, He’s Found Religion.

By: Katie Lersch:  It’s not unusual for people to turn to their faith when something very upsetting happens in their lives and shakes the entire core of their existence.  An affair would most definitely fall into this category.  And some people who do reach out to me describe a spouse who has suddenly become very […]

Is Having An Affair A Form Of Self Sabotage?

By: Katie Lersch: I sometimes hear from folks who are looking for possible motivations for a cheating spouse. Sometimes, the cheating spouses themselves are asking this question because they don’t quite understand what would drive them to risk a good marriage and a loving spouse to cheat. Other times, the question comes from the faithful […]

I Feel Like I’m Missing Out By Staying Unhappily Married After The Affair

By: Katie Lersch: I realize that some people will look down on wives (or husbands for that matter) who choose to stay after their spouse has an affair. They think that the wives aren’t strong enough to leave, have no self esteem, or have chosen to just look the other way. However, as someone who […]

Why Do I Feel Like The One At Fault After My Husband’s Affair?

By: Katie Lersch:  I sometimes hear from wives who are struggling to place the blame for their husband’s affair.  Sure, they are furious with their husbands.  And they are extremely angry at the other woman.  But they save some of the anger for themselves.  Because they figure that the fact that their husband cheated on […]