George Karanastasis, M.D. asked:




Infidelity is a common cause of a breakup. What’s even more common is for the guilty party involved to want to get back together. And while it’s not an easy feat it’s an achievable one nonetheless. This article will give you insight into how to get her back after you cheated so you avoid the classic mistakes that aggravate your situation further.

First thing’s first: determine if you want her back to begin with, but don’t take this lightly. You must be certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that you’re not trying to get her back simply because you can’t have her. If your reasons for pursuing this relationship further are simply to fuel your hurt sense of pride then you’ll end up cheating again and another breakup will soon follow.

Next, it goes without saying that you must apologize but don’t expect this to get you very far. There’s no doubt that everything you say she’ll take with a grain of salt and it might even bring about a heated argument. However, under no circumstances should you try to defend yourself if the latter occurs. There is no excuse for cheating. So nod your head in agreement with whatever she says, even if it’s harsh – after all… you deserve it.

And finally, give her time to calm down. The biggest mistake a guy can make in this situation is to push for a resolve. The only thing this serves to accomplish is to fuel her anger and make her pull further away. Not only that, but she might even do so to get back at you for causing her so much pain. As the saying goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day” so don’t expect miracles with your relationship either.

In conclusion, while getting a girl back can be a daunting task if you’ve cheated – it can still be done. What’s required is an honest assessment of the situation, a very humble approach, and an even greater dose of patience. Together those three components form the cornerstone of your relationship repair strategy.

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Kez Buchanan asked:




Learning good techniques how to spy on your spouse is important if you want to catch them having an affair. There are plenty of unique, discreet ways that you haven’t thought of yet in which you can catch them red handed. This article outlines a couple of these unique tactics.

It’s In The Car

When people are alone in their car they’re at their most comfortable. Many people carry out intimate conversations in the car without even thinking. This could be over the phone or with a passenger. Go pick up a voice recorder with an auto-on feature. It won’t record anything unless there is a voice. Put it in the centre console or in the back seat. Even if your spouse sees it they won’t be suspicious of you, especially if you have kids who like to play jokes.

Phone Tracking

There are plenty of powerful software packages available that allow you to record and monitor phone calls in and out of your house. If your partner is having an affair, chances are s/he’ll speak about it over the phone. Even if you don’t manage to record the actual conversation, getting a list of incoming and outgoing calls is a good way to monitor things.

Check For New Clothes And Gifts

If your partner has recently got new clothes and luxury items, ask where they got them from. If they are confused and look as though they are making something up, you’ve got yourself a liar. Check the tags to see where the new clothes were bought, and look for cards with notes from the possible “other wo/man”.

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Harvey Michales asked:




Do you know if your man is cheating? Are you wondering if you are in a relationship with a cheating boyfriend? No worries, that is why I wrote this article, to help women by giving them a guy’s perspective and warning signs to watch for. No one likes the idea of getting cheated on. It is one of the most hurtful and humiliating experiences you could ever go through and one that I would never want to wish on my worst enemy. There are things that you can do to make sure that you catch it and deal with the cheater before it gets out of hand and to the point where you have lost all control in the relationship. Here are some of the top signs of a cheating boyfriend.

Making up all types of excuses to get out of the house.

If your man is the type of guy that does not go out much and then you notice a sudden interest in going out in the evening or the weekends without you, then you may have a cheater on your hands. Watch for the types of excuses he uses to leave. If you notice something fishy then keep note of it. Gather as much evidence as you can before making any sorts of accusations. Some of the more common excuses are “visiting friends” or “running errands.” Catch him before he gets the chance to make a fool out of you.

Deleting all Internet browsing history.

You can usually see what someone has been doing on the Internet by simply opening the “History” section. This will let you know what web sites are being accessed and what pages are being looked at. You can also see what photos or images your man is looking at while he is online. If you know that he is regularly on the computer and is deleting his history, he may be trying to cover his tracks. Keep note of it as he may be visiting online dating sites or other personal ad sites or chat rooms looking for other women.

Being secretive about things that he is doing.

A dead give away of a cheater is someone who cannot explain where he has been or what he has been doing. If you ask where he has been and his answer is simply “out” or none at all then you may be dealing with a cheater. Someone who has nothing to hide will tell you exactly where he has been and what he has been doing. Being secretive in general is usually a tell tale sign of wanting to hide something from you.

They say your first instinct is usually correct and if you think he may be cheating, then go with that feeling and do your best to gather as much information as possible. There are a lot of things you can do to make sure that you gain the upper hand if in fact your man is cheating. Don’t let a cheating boyfriend get away with it do something about it today!

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Elke Neher asked:




Cheating is one of the biggest blows a relationship can get. Many relationships don’t recover from the infidelity of one of the partners. The anger, hurt and resentment that come with being cheated on are not easy to overcome, surviving infidelity and getting the relationship back on track seem to be nearly impossible. How can you save a marriage after the infidelity of your spouse?

Dealing with infidelity is not easy, it is very hard to regain the trust in your spouse. The first thing you have to do is to give yourself time to deal with all the negative feelings that come with your spouses cheating. Tell your spouse that you need time to recover from this blow. Allow yourself some quality time, visit a spa, go out with friends – do anything that makes you feel better. Try to avoid talking and thinking about your spouses infidelity while taking this quality time for yourself.

After the anger has subsided a little bit, it is time to take a honest look at your relationship. Cheating never comes out of the blue. Your spouse must be seriously dissatisfied about something in your relationship to seek fulfillment outside of your marriage.

Now you need to find out what the reasons for the infidelity were. Start making a list about the things that you think are out of whack in your relationship and ask your spouse directly about the reasons why they have been cheating on you. Show them the list you have been making and discuss how your relationship can be saved.

In this discussion you will find out if your relationship can survive after the infidelity of your spouse. Both of you need to be as honest as possible with each other. The good thing is that nearly every relationship can be saved, if at least one partner is willing to change it for the better.

Surviving infidelity has a lot to do with how you are dealing with the fact that your spouse has been cheating on you. Have you done the steps above and have given your marriage a honest evaluation? Doing this will give you an important outline on where to start to save your marriage after infidelity.

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Marsha Rozalski asked:




I believe that the answer is YES it really can BUT it takes a lot of hard work from both spouse’s. There will be healing that needs to be done together along with the healing of each individual. There are steps that can be taken to heal the hurt and pain an affair causes. It can also bring back the intimate connection into your marriage.

First things first, the affair must be truly over with no contact put into place. If the affair is still going on or there is still any kind of contact even if it’s not sexual there will be NO healing. The Wayward Spouse must establish no contact with the Affair Partner. The best way to do this is to have the Wayward Spouse send a certified no contact letter in their own handwriting to the affair partner.

Once the affair has come to light there must be proper closure to the affair. An agreement must be made between that all contact must end between the Wayward Spouse and the Affair Partner and it must be permanent. There are no if’s, and’s or but’s on this one. This MUST be done for there to be any healing in the marriage. The Wayward Spouse must commit to the No Contact Agreement. Every time the Agreement has been broken the Wayward Spouse must tell the Betrayed Spouse about it as soon as possible. Even if it wasn’t them that broke it, any contact whatsoever should be told immediately. This will build some trust back up in your marriage if this is done every time.

Writing a No Contact Letter to the Affair Partner is the best way to end the affair. This way everything that needs to be said can be with no interruptions and without adding or saying anything you don’t want said. Doing it over the phone or by email allows things to open back up for the OP to respond…and that’s what you are clearly trying to avoid.

It should be written in the Wayward Spouse’s own handwriting. It really should be sent certified. Remember, this isn’t a “goodbye forever love letter” but it’s really stating that the affair is over, it was wrong, you were selfish, you love your spouse and family very much and you want to make your marriage work and that you’ll be fighting and working on saving your marriage. You should also state how much you have hurt your spouse and how you are going to spend the rest of your life making it up to them.

You also state how you no longer EVER want the affair partner to contact you in ANY way, shape or form. If the Wayward Spouse does this just for his/her spouse and continues contact with the Affair Partner, then the Affair Partner won’t take the No Contact Letter seriously. It also might not be taken seriously by the Affair Partner if the Wayward Spouse has tried numerous times to break it off with the Affair Partner only to come back time and time again. So, the Wayward Spouse must stand firm and continually tell the Affair Partner how much he loves his wife and wants to work on their marriage.

If you get continued contact the best defense is to IGNORE ALL CONTACT!! The Affair Partner thinks that if they can’t just get the Wayward Spouse to talk to them then the affair will continue on.

After the Wayward Spouse has finished the No Contact Letter, the Betrayed Spouse should read it, if it wasn’t written together. There should be nothing in the letter hinting about missing the Affair Partner, and that the letter doesn’t mean anything, etc.

Here is an example of a “No Contact Letter”:

Dear [put name here],

The relationship I had with you was thoughtless and cruel. It hurt many people, particularly my spouse, who did not deserve to be treated that way. I am committed to my marriage and determined to make up for all the hurt I’ve caused my family. I am going to work hard to be the best husband/wife that he/she deserves.

Because of the terrible offense to my spouse and the damage I have done to our marriage, I am permanently ending all contact with you. Please respect my wish to regain my integrity, and to heal my family. Please also respect my wish that you not attempt to contact me in any way at any time.

My spouse has all the details of our relationship and he/she will also be told of any attempts at contact.

Sincerely,
[name here]

Wayward Spouse’s are usually afraid to say and tell all, as they don’t want to cause great pain for their spouse. Most wayward spouses probably want to run away from the pain they see in you because it causes them pain too. What some Wayward Spouse’s don’t realize is that lying and lying by omission just causes more pain and trauma in the Betrayed Spouse making it feel like your both back to square one. In fully disclosing the details the Wayward Spouse will then require respect from the Betrayed Spouse. They have to know that they will not be attacked when disclosing any information. If they are constantly attacked when they tell their spouse details about the affair it will make it less likely that they will share anything with you in the future. This is why it’s a good idea, when first starting out with this and emotions are running very high, to do this in front of a counselor or marriage coach. In turn, the Betrayed Spouse will learn to trust and respect the Wayward Spouse, knowing they are being honest and remorseful with them as long as the Wayward Spouse is showing true empathy for the Betrayed Spouse.

When full disclosure of the affair doesn’t happen the trust and respect one for the other just never materializes. Without this there won’t be any intimate connection between the Wayward Spouse and Betrayed Spouse. The affair will always be a wedge in the middle of their marriage. The unsettled pain of infidelity will continue to separate the couple. It has been found that not fully disclosing the affair details to the Betrayed Spouse that the Wayward Spouse stays emotionally attached to the Affair Partner. The Affair Partner stays ingrained in the Wayward Spouse’s heart so that the Betrayed Spouse can’t seem to get back in. There is a much higher percent of the affair continuing or another affair happening later on.

Also, it has been researched that full disclosure at the very beginning of discovery is much better than little bits of information coming to light over the course of time. It actually causes more damage to the Betrayed Spouse to find out bits of information later on, on their own. They feel their Spouse is constantly lying and they feel betrayed all over again every time they find out new pieces of information.

I believe that it needs to be written down on paper. It needs to be a detailed account of the total affair: how it started, how it developed, the justifications used for allowing themselves to be in the affair, how they hid the affair, what you and the Affair Partner talked about, where you went and what you did together, where you and the Affair Partner had sex and how many times you had sex, was it protected or not. The Betrayed Spouse should be able to ask questions and the Wayward Spouse should answer them with kindness and patience. But the betrayed spouse also has to show that kindness in turn and not attack the wayward spouse about the information they are giving. If you think you are going to explode with anger or be very upset, then STOP and walk away until you can begin again.

The Wayward Spouse and the Betrayed Spouse needs to know that the affair itself was 100% the fault of the Wayward Spouse. The Betrayed Spouse did not make them do it. Actually, you can’t MAKE anyone have an affair. That is the choice of the person getting involved in the affair and has nothing to do with what the Betrayed Spouse did or didn’t do. Even if the Betrayed Spouse was a horrible spouse in your eyes, they did nothing to cause you to have an affair. Now, the Betrayed Spouse should be responsible for some of the problems in the marriage and for taking it upon themselves to fix their parts in the breakdown of the marriage. But in no way should the Betrayed Spouse blame themselves with the should of’s and could of’s. This sometimes can be a very hard thing to actually believe. I know it took me well over a year and a half before I really started believing this.

So, there are some things that should be done right away in repairing your marriage. You should both also seek outside help in a counselor or coach in helping you both back on the path to a healthy and happy marriage. The big thing is to be totally honest with one another. Be open with how you are feeling and why you are feeling that way. Also, don’t attack each other for how the other is feeling. Make each other feel safe and be as honest with each other as possible. Hide nothing!! Be an open book both of you!

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Veronica Flemming asked:




Are you worried that your spouse may be cheating? Well then let me be the first to apologize. It is never a good thing to have to constantly worry about whether you can trust your significant other or not. We wrote this article to give you some things you can look for to tell whether your spouse is actually cheating or not. It is never good to think that your spouse is cheating and not be able to find out the truth.

First things first; you never want to accuse your significant other of having an affair if you are not completely positive. No one wants to be accused of something unless you have concrete proof. Now you may be thinking; it is not possible to get concrete evidence. However in today’s society it is completely possible to be able to find out whether your significant other.

Today more and more people are finding it easier to cheat on their spouse with all the conveniences that we have. If you take a look at how simple it is to keep in touch with anyone by just using your computer, mobile phone and even your palm pilot. Of course their are other ways anyone can begin cheating with someone and you not even be aware of what is going on in your home.

There are signs that your significant other may be cheating and you may be overlooking them. For instance do you know who your significant other is talking to on the phone. Maybe in the past; they never really talked on the phone and now it seems as though they can not stay off of the phone. Maybe they seem to become squirmy when you enter the room or they quickly get off the phone. If you notice any unusual behavior and they act funny when they are talking on the phone; it is time to start looking at the phone bill.

Many times there are easy ways to find out who your significant other is talking to on the phone. Try getting the mail and looking at the phone bill; if you notice any unusual numbers that are on the phone you can easily do a search on the internet to find out who owns the number and their personal information.

If it called Reverse Phone Detective; you can easily punch in the number and look up all the personal information of the number in question for a small one time fee. It will provide you with the name, place where that person lives and other pertinent information that will help you discover whether or not your significant other is cheating or not.

It is well worth it to find out; especially if you are worried that your spouse may be cheating. However if you do use this service; you better be able to handle the results of the information that are revealed.

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Katie Lersch asked:




Even typing the title in this article brings back emotion in me. I know first hand that if you are reading this article, you probably feel a good bit of pain, confusion, frustration, and an overwhelmingly strong sense of betrayal. When your husband has an affair, you’re whole world, and the life you thought you knew, can feel like it is falling apart.

And, you wonder if you really knew your husband at all if he could do something like this and you could not know. When the same person who betrayed you in the worst possible way by cheating is then professing his love you for, and swearing that he still loves you, this can magnify the confusion and turmoil. This article is based on my own experience and research and will attempt to help you sort out the conflict and logic of your husband having an affair while still loving you.

Can You Believe That Your Husband Really Loves You Still, Even If He Had An Affair?: I struggled with this question for so long. It just didn’t make sense to me that my husband could actually love me and then betray me in that way. I could not imagine how you could supposedly love someone and then turn around and cheat on them. It took me a long time to even be receptive to researching and understanding why men cheat.

What I eventually learned was that often men cheating have little to do with their love for of commitment to their wife. It all boils down to poor impulse control and decision making or going about solving a problem or self esteem issue in an incredibly bad, and immature way.

I often have women tell me “my husband is not really sorry he cheated. He’s sorry he got caught.” I used to believe this too, and perhaps this is true for some husbands. But from what I have learned, I now firmly believe that most men are truly sorry for their actions and would do anything to take it back. Unfortunately, turning back the clock is just not possible, but there are some actions you can take to help bridge the gap.

What To Look For In A Husband Who Is Truly Sorry For The Affair And Still Loves His Wife: I believe that men who are truly remorseful for the affair and do still really love their wives often exhibit certain characteristics. These actions may not come as soon as the affair is revealed or is over, but they need to come eventually.

First, a husband should be willing to be completely honest about the affair. Not giving you the whole picture or withholding telling you what you need to know is once again exhibiting dishonest behavior. Some men hold back at first but are eventually convinced to come around here.

Second, the husband should understand how his actions and the affair have deeply hurt his wife and should be genuinely sorry. A husband who still loves his wife will not make excuses for the affair or blame the marriage or the wife for his own choice. A cheating husband needs to eventually take full responsibility for the affair and the decisions he made. Many husbands do not get to this point immediately, but many will come to this realization over time and through some work.

Third, the husband should be committed and willing to explore what lead up to the affair and work on fixing the problems so that this doesn’t happen again. Interestingly, I find that most cheating husbands are willing to do this. It is often the wife who is stuck here. The reason for this is that the wife is understandably not sure that she can trust her husband with her full and open heart. She is afraid that if she trusts him and allows herself to be vulnerable, he is going to shatter her heart when he does it again.

Finally, the husband should be willing to provide reassurance about his whereabouts and his feelings. Women whose husband have cheated on them will often have a huge blow dealt to their self esteem. We often wonder if the affair happened because we weren’t pretty or sexy enough or we weren’t young enough or a good enough wife. Therefore, we are going to need our husband to reassure us often.

Men will often say evasive things like “it’s not you, it’s me,” after they have an affair. These kind of elusive statements don’t help us. We need the husband to be specific with is feelings and to keep doing this. Because it just takes time for us to regain our trust and self esteem.

So, Should You Believe Your Husband And Give Him A Second Chance After An Affair?: This is a personal decision. But, I believe from my research and my personal experience that if your husband is exhibiting all of the things I listed above, is willing to take responsibility for the affair, is committed to saving the marriage, and has the patience support you and bear with you as you heal, he deserves a second chance.

I understand that it may feel almost impossible for you to trust and love your husband again, but with work, an open heart, and both parties being committed to doing what needs to be done, a marriage can not only survive an affair, but it can be stronger as the result. It’s important to use the affair as a wake up call as to what was wrong and could be improved in the marriage. Many couples (myself included) will tell you that their marriage is actually much stronger once they’ve done the work to heal from the affair.

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Katie Lersch asked:




If you suspect or know that your husband or boyfriend has been cheating, I suspect there are several questions that you want answered. I know this because I was in your shoes and for a long time, I allowed these questions to eat me alive. In this article, I will go over very common questions wives / girlfriends of cheating husbands / boyfriends often want to know and explain why each question may or may not be important in saving the marriage or relationship. I am basing this information on my own experience and from extensive research and counseling I conducted when I was trying to heal myself and my marriage from the affair.

1. “How Could This Happen?” “Why Am I The Last To Know?”: This is probably the most common question when an affair has taken place. The first emotion that many of us feel is absolute shock. Often, our legs are pulled right out from under us and we immediately want to know how on earth this was going on right under own nose.

Eventually, we may eventually blame ourselves for being so na