Life After Infidelity: How to Save Your Marriage After an Affair - Paperback

by R. Johnson (Author)

Infidelity hurts. Nothing you've ever been through hurts as bad as finding out you've been betrayed by your spouse. The intense feeling of rage, depression and jealousy can be almost too much to take. Your marriage (or relationship) can survive infidelity, but you've got to take control and lead the way. Life After Infidelity offers sage advice for those looking to reconcile a relationship battered by infidelity. You can save your marriage. It's going to take a lot of work, but it can be salvaged and maybe even turned into something stronger than what you had before. The following topics are covered in this helpful book:

• What infidelity is and how the definition differs from relationship to relationship.
• Why people cheat.
• Understanding what you're going through.
• Coping with infidelity and how you can better deal with your emotions.
• Can your relationship be fixed?
• The two pillars of a solid relationship.
• How to rebuild trust and to learn to trust again.
• Why forgiveness is critical to reconciliation.
• How to set boundaries and enforce them.
• Making your marriage (or relationship) stronger after infidelity.
• Recognizing the warning signs of infidelity.
• How infidelity affects children and what you can do to minimize the impact it has on your kids.
• What to do if you're the one who was caught cheating and you want to salvage your relationship.
• The emotions associated with infidelity and why what you're feeling is probably normal.
• Revenge affairs and why they need to be avoided.
• Whether or not you should contact the other person and the other person's spouse (the answer might surprise you).
• Couples therapy.
• Should you tell your friends and family?
• How long it takes before you start feeling better.
• Why your partner has to agree not to contact the other person ever again.