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When will this stop hurting?

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fifi24 · 08/03/2010 11:09

Found out in December that DH had been flirting by text and email with his PA...I found a text, challenged him and he admitted that it had gone too far but not crossed the line (he kissed her twice after nights out). I believed him but couldn't stop snooping - found more emails and texts which made very unsavoury reading but showed that he was telling the truth about how far things had gone.

For 3 months I have been coping really well. W'd been getting on badly for a couple of years and this seemed to be the kick up the backside we both needed to get back on track. We totally love each other, always have, and I felt we could get through it.

But the last week has been hell, I keep going over everything I saw - I can't eat, I can't sleep, I have stomach cramp constantly, can't stop crying and am being vile to him which he can't understand because I think he was expecting this at the beginning not now. We love each other so much, we have 2 children and there is no question that I am going to throw the towel in, but I just can't cope with this pain.

They still work together which makes it so much worse. There is no question of him leaving as he is on career highway heading to the top, company is not so big that he could ask for her to be transferred (nor does he seem to think this is necessary as he said it was nothing).

Oh and he is 41 and she is 22....

Please help

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teaandcakeplease · 08/03/2010 15:19

My husband had an affair recently. This book has been really helpful. Really worth reading: www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Just-Friends-Rebuilding-Recovering/dp/0743225503/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid =1268061344&sr=1-1-spell It will help you to put boundaries in place with your partner, such as him being honest about any contact he has with her. So that you feel safe. It also discusses your current reactions. They are completely normal!

It may also be more than worth it to consider some counseling with Relate

You can work through this, it will get better. My situation is more severe but there is a lot of hope for you two, from the looks of it x

fifi24 · 09/03/2010 13:54

Thanks teaandcake
Sorry to hear about your situation, hope you manage to work it through, hopefully if it's what you both want you can move forward. I'm actually quite scared that even if we reach the old and wrinkly stage together I will still remember this and feel it's all been spoilt - though maybe I'm just being childish!
I actually went to the GP yesterday she was brilliant, she is arranging counselling (for me - he doean't want to as he says it was 'nothing' (maybe to him!), and would find it hard discussing with a stranger), and she is going to help me with my PMS which has always been a huge issue.
Fingers crossed for you
X

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teaandcakeplease · 09/03/2010 14:04

I think your partner may not like idea of counseling but going to Relate would be a good thing. Find out a bit more about it and how long the waiting list is etc and get some leaflets etc and then try talking to him again.

Don't take all the blame on yourself with the PMS. If you are doing that...

That book is very good, it really is. Do buy it.

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