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Can your marriage overcome infidelity?

Posted by on Jun. 4, 2012 at 10:43 PM
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If it happened once. Do you think you can try to overcome it to keep your marriage together?
Posted by on Jun. 4, 2012 at 10:43 PM
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RaLeighsMommy11
by Silver Member on Jun. 8, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Nope!! I couldn't do it. Trust is a BIG thing for me & if that happened the trust would be lost & I don't think we could build it back. I don't forgive easily so I know with that I definitely wouldn't. And I could never forget it. It would constantly be on my mind about him screwing another girl & what kind of life is that? No need for me to be miserable for his mistakes. Idc how much it hurts or how much I love him or how much I want my kids family together I would walk away without question. Luckily DH knows this about me & he is not stupid enough to risk loosing his daughter & his wife over some piece of a**! People who cheat are selfish & only think of themselves. Idc what anyone says If you cheat you don't truly love your spouse. U may say you do & "oh I made a mistake I regret it I was going through a hard time" blah blah. It's complete bs to me! And even worse when kids are involved because your not only betraying your spouse your betraying your kids! Selfish & immature
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RaLeighsMommy11
by Silver Member on Jun. 8, 2012 at 12:10 PM
There is no excuse for cheating. Get a dang divorce if you wanna get your needs met! She may be in the wrong for treating him that way but he should of been a man & left her

Quoting LadyByrdNest:


Quoting coupon_ash_back:

exactly.

 I personally think women that will stay with someone like that must not think much of themselves.


The women that I've known personally who have stayed with a man that cheated on them was because the women realized after the affair and after therapy that she was actually a big reason the husband strayed in the first place. Now, I did not say she was the cause of the husband straying, but one of my friends told me that she had been ignoring her husband sexually, and emotionally, and even verbally abusing him for years, and he had even tried to get them to go to couples counseling before he finally cheated. So, she did feel partly to blame, that's why she stayed and gave it a second chance. Now they are doing fine! 

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LadyByrdNest
by on Jun. 8, 2012 at 2:15 PM


Quoting RaLeighsMommy11:

There is no excuse for cheating. Get a dang divorce if you wanna get your needs met! She may be in the wrong for treating him that way but he should of been a man & left her

Quoting LadyByrdNest:


Quoting coupon_ash_back:

exactly.

 I personally think women that will stay with someone like that must not think much of themselves.


The women that I've known personally who have stayed with a man that cheated on them was because the women realized after the affair and after therapy that she was actually a big reason the husband strayed in the first place. Now, I did not say she was the cause of the husband straying, but one of my friends told me that she had been ignoring her husband sexually, and emotionally, and even verbally abusing him for years, and he had even tried to get them to go to couples counseling before he finally cheated. So, she did feel partly to blame, that's why she stayed and gave it a second chance. Now they are doing fine! 

That's funny because that's kinda the same thing he said to her when she was ignoring him for all those years..."Why don't you just divorce me if I'm not making you happy?".

jlocsgirl
by on Jun. 8, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Sure can! We are all human and we all make mistakes. Marriage is not something to be taken lightly, and we shouldn't give up so easily. Work through it. There's obviously something going on that caused this to happen. I've been there, but I was the cheater. I am so thankful my husband forgave me. We figured out the root of the problem and we are happier than ever. I can't imagine hurting him like that again. And we are now expecting our first baby (:

baby2zacharias
by on Jun. 8, 2012 at 3:12 PM
Not sure yet. Well see.
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blondieof3kids
by on Jun. 8, 2012 at 3:32 PM

i may get slammed for this but i believe everyone makes a mistake and deserves a second chance and i also believe if yr marriage can survive this then it can survive ANYTHING!

Serenity7
by Gold Member on Jun. 8, 2012 at 3:38 PM

 Depends on the marriage. Some people can trust again. Some people can not

RaLeighsMommy11
by Silver Member on Jun. 8, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Well he should of grew some balls & did it. Cheating is cowardly

Quoting LadyByrdNest:


Quoting RaLeighsMommy11:

There is no excuse for cheating. Get a dang divorce if you wanna get your needs met! She may be in the wrong for treating him that way but he should of been a man & left her



Quoting LadyByrdNest:


Quoting coupon_ash_back:

exactly.

 I personally think women that will stay with someone like that must not think much of themselves.


The women that I've known personally who have stayed with a man that cheated on them was because the women realized after the affair and after therapy that she was actually a big reason the husband strayed in the first place. Now, I did not say she was the cause of the husband straying, but one of my friends told me that she had been ignoring her husband sexually, and emotionally, and even verbally abusing him for years, and he had even tried to get them to go to couples counseling before he finally cheated. So, she did feel partly to blame, that's why she stayed and gave it a second chance. Now they are doing fine! 

That's funny because that's kinda the same thing he said to her when she was ignoring him for all those years..."Why don't you just divorce me if I'm not making you happy?".

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GunMetalVintage
by on Jun. 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Nope!!! 

LadyByrdNest
by on Jun. 8, 2012 at 5:24 PM

I agree. It is a cowards way of ending things. But most people cheat, then communicate. Very view communicate, then cheat which is the case with this couple I know. He communicated with her his issue and problems within the marriage, but didn't want to end the marriage, was hoping she'd change etc....

Quoting RaLeighsMommy11:

Well he should of grew some balls & did it. Cheating is cowardly

Quoting LadyByrdNest:


Quoting RaLeighsMommy11:

There is no excuse for cheating. Get a dang divorce if you wanna get your needs met! She may be in the wrong for treating him that way but he should of been a man & left her



Quoting LadyByrdNest:


Quoting coupon_ash_back:

exactly.

 I personally think women that will stay with someone like that must not think much of themselves.


The women that I've known personally who have stayed with a man that cheated on them was because the women realized after the affair and after therapy that she was actually a big reason the husband strayed in the first place. Now, I did not say she was the cause of the husband straying, but one of my friends told me that she had been ignoring her husband sexually, and emotionally, and even verbally abusing him for years, and he had even tried to get them to go to couples counseling before he finally cheated. So, she did feel partly to blame, that's why she stayed and gave it a second chance. Now they are doing fine! 

That's funny because that's kinda the same thing he said to her when she was ignoring him for all those years..."Why don't you just divorce me if I'm not making you happy?".


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