Infidelity, All Pain, No Gain

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Infidelity is a painful way to break a marriage. Marriage vows promised trust and love. Infidelity breaks those vows and causes hurt and pain.

What is the source of all this pain? Look at the lives of Sue and Joe as they experience the pain of infidelity.

Sue was the kid next door when Joe was growing up. During hi senior year, they began dating and in his junior year in college, Joe proposed. They have three children, a girl and two boys.

The Hardship

There were some money problems as the children grew up and Joe said he could work late to help bring more money home. The money problems did not seem to improve even though Joe was rarely home. When Sue brought this up, Joe became very angry and left the house. He did not answer phone calls for several days.

After a time to cool off, Joe calls Sue and apologizes. During the call, he also admits that the reason there is no extra money is that he has been involved with someone else. He suggests that he and Sue should find a counselor and try to reconcile.

The heartbreak for Sue is great and forgiveness seems far off. Her husband she has known since she was three has been her betrayer. This was something of which she would have never dreamed. He knew more about her than she felt she knew herself. The hurt was immeasurable.

We all love stories to end happily, however this one may end that way. These deep hurts do not go away overnight. Divorce often follows such mistrust.

Even if things work out, the mistrust will work their way to the surface again and again. One missed appointment can rapidly bring up old feelings. Joe also has changed. He may no longer be as willing to stick through the tough times that happen in any marriage.

Family and friends become aware of the circumstances. They may no longer come around as often and the family support system is broken. It is difficult to find anyone in whom to confide.

If divorce ensues, children are often torn between the parents. When one parent relocates to a new city, visitation becomes more limited. Many times they see the parent they do not live with only one or two times yearly at most. Children are pained by the lack of quality time spent with the parent. Parents loose the close contact they once had with their children.

The pain continues. Even if Sue finds someone else with whom to spend the rest of her life, Joe's infidelity can continue to haunt the new relationship. She may fear sharing feelings since her trust was broken earlier.

Joe finds that money troubles are much worse now that he is supporting two households. The price of infidelity is expensive. Trust is also an issue for Joe, as he wonders if he will ever be trusted again. Although Joe instigated the infidelity, he is not without the pain of its consequences.

No matter how tempting infidelity may be, ask yourself if you are willing to pay the pain price. For more information on surviving infidelity visit http://www.break-free-from-the-affair.com/

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