Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My wife cheated on me over five years ago and I still feel horrible. I was shamed and embarrassed -even by the marriage counselor. The focus was on my wife's feelings. If I said something it was just my ego talking and I needed to talk with a therapist because it was silly. I already hated myself, but now more than ever before.
If it wasn't for having a kid, taking my own life would be more of an option than before.
All I ask is that you think about what you are doing. Some people really take marriage seriously and this can be devistaving. They may react better than I do, but it's a possibility they will not. You might have a dead spouse on your hands.
You cannot blame your thoughts of suicide on your cheating spouse. Get some help now. Life is tough, you need to develop mechanisms to help you deal with it.
Totally missed the point. I know that my reaction is extreme and unhealthy. Just realize that you don't know how people will react. There are plenty of others that are more fragile than I am. Just don't cheat. If you have to move on then do so. Just try not to be cruel.
My ex wife and I entered counseling because we were constantly fighting. Every single night was a huge argument. At the time we had three kids under 7, I'd just been made Director at work (which entailed insane hours), and my wife was traveling constantly. I assumed this was just all those resistors coming to head, but, lo and behold, during counseling my wife admitted to sleeping with her ex bf 'a few times.' I never got an honest answer to what that meant and the therapist stated that it was 'irrelevant' for me to know). I was completely blind sided. Literally, my life fell apart in an office in Arlington while I sat on a couch. Surprisingly, my wife wanted to work things out. I agreed to more sessions mostly out of shell shock. In the next two or three sessions the therapist blamed me for my wife's affair. I wasn't as understanding as her bf was about how tough this stage of life is, etc. Like, I wasn't living it too. It was surreal. I couldn't believe this therapist had a license.
Anyway, thats years ago and I don't care anymore. Hang in there buddy. There are decent people out there.