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From The Ebook: "How To Keep Your Man Away From Other Women" - Chapter 8

Chapter Eight: How To Heal From, And Forgive When Your Man Has Already Cheated

By Nelson B. BabsPublished 3 years ago 5 min read
From The Ebook: "How To Keep Your Man Away From Other Women" - Chapter 8
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If your partner has cheated on you, it can feel like the world has ended. They’ve betrayed you, lied to you, and shown no respect for your relationship. But have they really cheated? Maybe they were just unfaithful in their heart. The answer doesn’t matter much right now because right now you have this sinking feeling that everything is over between you two. You probably feel broken, disappointed, and betrayed. This is how a lot of people respond when their partner has strayed from them. It’s important to acknowledge that there are other ways to respond to a cheating betrayal besides crumbling into pieces or lashing out at the person who hurt you. The choice of what response manifests depends on the scope of the harm done and how the betrayal was delivered. If your partner hurt you deeply, then it might be difficult for you to forgive and move forward, but it’s important for healing so that your relationship doesn’t end forever because of one single incident.

What to do when your partner has cheated

The first thing you should do when you find out that your partner cheated on you is to take a deep breath and try to remain calm. There’s no point rushing into something you may regret later. And if you’re already in the process of ending the relationship, there’s no point rushing to press the “End” button either. Be sure that whatever you do, you don’t do it rashly. The next thing you should do is call your partner and talk to them. You need to figure out what your options are. If he’s already cheated a few times before, then he might be more likely to cheat again, and it’s important for you to find this out before you make any decisions.

How to heal after a cheating betrayal

The best way to heal from a cheating betrayal is to deal with it. Once you’ve processed your feelings, you’ll be better equipped to find forgiveness and move forward as a couple. While you’re figuring out how to deal with cheating, try to remember that all relationships have ups and downs. When one partner cheats, the relationship can feel like it’s falling apart. But the cheating wasn’t a reflection of the relationship itself. You may need some time to process your feelings and get perspective on what happened. It can help a lot if you have people in your life that you can talk to while you’re figuring out what to do.

How To Forgive When Your Partner Has Already Cheated

When you forgive your partner, you let them off the hook. You accept the fact that they are human and they can make mistakes. You must forgive someone if you want to be able to continue loving them and building a relationship with them. When your partner has cheated, try to remember that they were experiencing something that a lot of people are experiencing. And there are many people who do it for a reason. They may be in an abusive relationship, they may be confused about certain issues in their life, and to them, cheating is one way to live their life as their real self. They may not have been able to tell anyone about their situation. In any of these cases, your partner cheated because they were hurting and wanted to experience something outside of their relationship. This doesn’t make the cheating any less hurtful, but it does mean that your partner was in pain and that they are worthy of your love and compassion.

Don’t confuse forgiveness with letting go

Forgiveness doesn’t mean that you’ll immediately let your partner off the hook. If you truly want to forgive them, you’ll have to let them have their consequences and make their own decisions. You don’t have to like it and you don’t have to condone it, but you do have to let your partner make their own decisions. You can be supportive and help your partner through this difficult situation by offering to listen, offering to help them process what happened and offering to help them move forward. However, at the end of the day, your partner has to accept responsibility for their actions and make the decision to move forward, not you.

Take Back Your Power

If your partner cheated and you want to forgive them, the best thing you can do is to take back some control. Let them know that this is an opportunity for you to take back some control in your relationship. When someone has cheated, it’s important for your partner to realize that they made a mistake and they did something wrong. You have to show them that you don’t condone their behavior and that you don’t want them to do it again. Not only that, but you have to be honest and straightforward and let them know what you’re thinking and feeling. And you have to do all of this while still maintaining your own dignity.

Decide if you’ll stay together or break up

If your partner has cheated once, it’s very hard to know if they’ll do it again. The best thing you can do right now is to remain cautiously optimistic that they’ll change their ways. You may want to consider whether you can stay with this person if they do change, or if you want a fresh start with someone else. Before you make any final decisions, think about what you want out of the relationship. What do you want out of it? What do you want out of life? What do you want out of your relationship? What do you want out of your partner? What do you want out of a partnership? Make a list of everything that you want out of a relationship and out of your partner. When you’ve made your list, take it out for a walk and look at it from a distance. Now ask yourself, am I walking toward these things? If you’re walking toward any of these things, then you have the opportunity to maintain the relationship and make it better.

The Bottom Line

The hardest thing about cheating is that it leaves you feeling like you’ve been betrayed by the person you trusted the most in the world. It can feel like there’s no way you can trust somebody again after someone has betrayed you like this. But it’s important to remember that trust is a process. It’s something that you build and it’s something that you have to constantly work at. It’s something that you can’t just expect to fall out of the sky, like a ripe strawberry. You have to build it, you have to nurture it and you have to respect it. And if you want to be able to trust somebody again, the best thing you can do is to forgive them and love them even if they’ve done something that hurt you. You have a better chance of finding peace and happiness in this world when you forgive and let go of the past.

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Nelson B. Babs

Relationship Tips Center. Author of "How To Keep Your Man Away From Other Women". Learn what you need to do, to prevent Infidelity destroying your relationship. Get the peace of mind your deserve. Read the powerful tips here.

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