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submitted: May 7th 2008 | by: AlexArcher | Total views: 3 | Word Count: 510 | |

There is hardly an emotional pain more difficult to bear than that caused by a marital affair. There are three factors involved in the process, the two members of the couple and the entity that is the marriage itself. The relationship itself is also hurt by an affair, not just the two people. And yes, both the guilty party and the betrayed spouse have pain in this situation.

To achieve affair recovery, you must show patience and perseverance. When an affair occurs, it damages the very foundation of the marriage, but through certain steps, the relationship can survive. To do this, both husband and wife must make a full commitment to healing the marriage.

During these dark times, it is helpful to think back to why your marriage was strong and happy to begin with. Try not to dwell on the recent episodes of betrayal and infidelity, and keep focusing on positive things. Remember why you were first attracted to your partner.

Once the positives have been put on the table, a next step is trying to identify exactly what changed and upset the stability of the marriage. Happy and satisfied mates rarely stray, so there is a need to pinpoint what went wrong and why with the intent of changing the negative situation.

In order for both husband and wife to recover from the affair, they need to show deep honesty about what events and emotions led to the problem. As you discuss these issues, try to use \"I\" statements instead of \"You\" statements; for example, rather than saying \"You make me feel bad when you do that\" try saying \"I feel bad when you do that.\" Take ownership of your emotions instead of just hurling accusations.

Deep honesty requires you to release the hurt that you feel instead of carrying unresolved feelings as baggage. To get over an affair both partners must get in touch with their personal values, hopes, and dreams while taking note of each other's anger and pain.

Recovery is also likely to need outside help to get an unbiased third party's understanding on the dynamics of a broken marriage and to suggest ways to heal and to eventually restore trust. This can be a professional marriage counselor, a religious leader or pastor, or even a mutually trusted friend of both husband and wife. Getting a fresh view of what has happened can benefit both parties. When searching for such help, be sure to evaluate their experience with successful affair recovery.

It is not easy to rebuild trust after an extramarital affair, but it can be done! The two of you once shared enough strength to join together and start a family, and you can use that strength to try again. Neither of you should downplay your pain, but you should not focus too much on it either. You cannot change the past, but the future holds so much possibility. Affair recovery can happen when the couple looks forward and sees that their marriage is strong enough to withstand this test.

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