troying your relationship, and yet, you also don’t feel as though you can remain in your relationship without disclosing what’s happened, then try the following:

First, find a couple hours where you can be alone without any chance of being interrupted (you will need a pen and notepad for this exercise). Now, I want you to write down everything that happened leading up to a

There is plenty of information available to help the spouse who's been cheated on, yet there is very little information available to help the wayward spouse. Countless relationships end as a result of infidelity. However, it’s not necessarily because the spouse found out and couldn’t forgive the behavior; it’s because the person who cheated couldn’t forgive themselves.

If you are trying to come to terms with having cheated on your spouse, then you need to start viewing cheating for what it is – a bad choice. It’s nothing more and nothing less. The old adage, “once a cheater, always a cheater” is nothing more than a judgment which is intended to deter people from cheating in the first place. Don’t buy into this belief about yourself. Who you are today is not who you were yesterday. Likewise, who you are in a burning building is very different from who you are at a picnic. Our circumstances at any given moment can change who we are, once we understand this about ourselves we can begin to live at a level of awareness where choosing our behavior becomes possible.

Many would argue, (myself included) that it’s best to tell your spouse what has happened, unfortunately though, many of us aren’t in relationships that can withstand anything less than the image we project. However, that’s not to say that our relationships can’t or won’t get to that level in the future.

If you find that you’re in a situation where you don’t feel you can share your indiscretion with your spouse without destroying your relationship, and yet, you also don’t feel as though you can remain in your relationship without disclosing what’s happened, then try the following:

First, find a couple hours where you can be alone without any chance of being interrupted (you will need a pen and notepad for this exercise). Now, I want you to write down everything that happened leading up to a

you are trying to come to terms with having cheated on your spouse, then you need to start viewing cheating for what it is – a bad choice. It’s nothing more and nothing less. The old adage, “once a cheater, always a cheater” is nothing more than a judgment which is intended to deter people from cheating in the first place. Don’t buy into this belief about yourself. Who you are today is not who you were yesterday. Likewise, who you are in a burning building is very different from who you are at a picnic. Our circumstances at any given moment can change who we are, once we understand this about ourselves we can begin to live at a level of awareness where choosing our behavior becomes possible.

Many would argue, (myself included) that it’s best to tell your spouse what has happened, unfortunately though, many of us aren’t in relationships that can withstand anything less than the image we project. However, that’s not to say that our relationships can’t or won’t get to that level in the future.

If you find that you’re in a situation where you don’t feel you can share your indiscretion with your spouse without destroying your relationship, and yet, you also don’t feel as though you can remain in your relationship without disclosing what’s happened, then try the following:

First, find a couple hours where you can be alone without any chance of being interrupted (you will need a pen and notepad for this exercise). Now, I want you to write down everything that happened leading up to a

re today is not who you were yesterday. Likewise, who you are in a burning building is very different from who you are at a picnic. Our circumstances at any given moment can change who we are, once we understand this about ourselves we can begin to live at a level of awareness where choosing our behavior becomes possible.

Many would argue, (myself included) that it’s best to tell your spouse what has happened, unfortunately though, many of us aren’t in relationships that can withstand anything less than the image we project. However, that’s not to say that our relationships can’t or won’t get to that level in the future.

If you find that you’re in a situation where you don’t feel you can share your indiscretion with your spouse without destroying your relationship, and yet, you also don’t feel as though you can remain in your relationship without disclosing what’s happened, then try the following:

First, find a couple hours where you can be alone without any chance of being interrupted (you will need a pen and notepad for this exercise). Now, I want you to write down everything that happened leading up to a

to tell your spouse what has happened, unfortunately though, many of us aren’t in relationships that can withstand anything less than the image we project. However, that’s not to say that our relationships can’t or won’t get to that level in the future.

If you find that you’re in a situation where you don’t feel you can share your indiscretion with your spouse without destroying your relationship, and yet, you also don’t feel as though you can remain in your relationship without disclosing what’s happened, then try the following:

First, find a couple hours where you can be alone without any chance of being interrupted (you will need a pen and notepad for this exercise). Now, I want you to write down everything that happened leading up to a

troying your relationship, and yet, you also don’t feel as though you can remain in your relationship without disclosing what’s happened, then try the following:

First, find a couple hours where you can be alone without any chance of being interrupted (you will need a pen and notepad for this exercise). Now, I want you to write down everything that happened leading up to and including the indiscretion. The process is the same whether it was a one time encounter or an ongoing affair.

After you have written down everything in vivid detail, try to remember if there was anything you were afraid of prior to the incident. Typically, some type of fear precipitates cheating on a partner. For instance, were you afraid of not having anything to look forward to in the future? Were you afraid of getting older? Did you feel that this was your last chance at happiness and/or excitement? Were you afraid that your spouse was cheating on you? Really try to think back to what you were feeling at the time.

After you’re finished answer this question, If I could go back, would I still make the same decision today, or would I choose differently? If your answer is “yes, I would choose differently,” then write down all of the reasons you would make a different choice today.

I want you to reread everything that you’ve written. Take it all in one last time. Now, I want you to tear up what you’ve written and throw it away. You’ve acknowledged what’s happened and you’ve come to the conclusion that this is not a decision you would make again in the future. Therefore, there is no need to revisit this experience again.

However, you may find that there are times when you will still feel guilty. Cheating is a little like dieting. So often when people cheat on their diets, they give up and stop trying to diet at all. It can be the same way with cheating on your spo