“Affairs harm everyone involved. Fix your marriage or leave; don’t cheat.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth Looking outside your marriage to fix what’s missing inside it is never the answer to marital problems. Affairs impact far too many couples. Although we often hear that affairs are common and couples can recover, the truth is: Children and families are often devastated […]
Supporting Loved Ones in the Aftermath of Affairs (Part II)
This is the final part of last week’s post (https://lisamerlobooth.com/supporting-loved-ones-aftermath-affairs-part/) on supporting your loved ones through the fallout of affairs. 1. Multiple affairs increase the pain and the healing time. If this is not the first affair, then the healing will take longer. Now the person is angry with their spouse for cheating in the […]
Supporting Loved Ones in the Aftermath of Affairs (Part I)
There are few things that rock a marriage more than affairs. Not surprisingly, there are few things, as well, that rock a betrayed partner to their core as much as affairs. I have seen some of the strongest men and women have their very foundation seem to fall out from under them due to the […]