Trust but verify. Unfortunately, this has become a new motto/mantra of mine. After you have been lied to so carelessly for years and years, you can’t just blindly trust again. This is especially true if your cheating partner was fond of “trickle truth” after the discovery of his/her affair. Trickle truth is an ugly demon …
But yet you will beat the hell out of my body from the inside out. You will grab my heart with your cold hand and squeeze as hard as you can. You stomped all over me without a second thought. None of these things leaves marks, and thus, not evident to the human eye. How …
Gaslighting I had never heard the term “gaslighting” before learning of my husband’s affair. In the days following D-day, I scoured the internet to find…I don’t know what exactly. Any info, any similar stories, how people coped with infidelity, etc. One word that kept showing up in just about everything I read was “gaslighting”. What is …
The Broken Pedestal Throughout our marriage, my husband had always placed me on the proverbial pedestal. He loved and worshipped me, and made it very well known to everyone. Heck, even without saying a word, it was apparent that he absolutely adored me, just by the way he would look at me. My mother often …
The Other Woman Maybe “yours” isn’t the right term, but the woman or man that your husband (or wife) had their affair with. I wonder if their personalities are similar, or if only a few are slightly psycho. It is only natural to want to know about the woman who your husband chose to have …
Trusting after an affair is no easy task… My husband was always my rock. We were solid, and I knew that he would protect me no matter what. His love and dedication were FIERCE, and he held my heart close to his. Nobody would ever hurt me, as long as we both were alive. He …
You never think it will happen to you. You never believe that you will be the victim of infidelity… until you are. And when it happens, the earth drops from underneath your feet. There is really no other way to describe the feeling the initial feeling at least. This is the story of the painful …