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Getting over an affair

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rhowton · 31/12/2019 17:32

For reference, when I refer to DH it is Dickhead Husband in my mind....

Has one got over an affair? I'm struggling so much but I don't want my marriage to be over.

DH had an emotional affair 2018. He did and said all the right things and even though I was no where near forgiving him, I was on the right track. I was 11 weeks pregnant when I found out.

We moved house and I said to him that if he wasn't happy, could he let me know so we can buy two separate houses etc but no, he was so happy and wanted to keep our family together.

Then after 12 weeks in our new home, and with a 10 week old baby, DH decides to start up another affair with a 22 year old whore at work... he's a terrible liar so found out so fast. During this time, he was offered an AMAZING job in his current organisation and would start beginning of Sept.

Once it all come out, it was apparently a mental breakdown (he does have a high stress job- dealing with child abuse and domestic violence). He reeled off a bunch of crap to family that he was stressed and I was cold towards him (I had a newborn and he had already cheated). He then lost his new job as he went of sick with stress (he was found out and worked with the whore so couldn't face her) and was put on shifts.

I now really resent him whenever he is out of the house as he works until 11pm and I have to deal with the kids. However, tonight I am raging... he is working New Year's Eve and I'm at home alone with the kids and it's all because he had an affair with a 22 year old whore....

All I all, I would love to LTB but I don't want to split our family, or sell our home ( or pay £18,000 to mortgage company)!

So much ramble

OP posts:
Happymum12345 · 02/01/2020 10:25

If you know he is going to cheat again, then you know this is not a marriage that you want to be in. You deserve better & your dc deserve to see their mum being treated as you should be, with respect. Try marriage counselling & an outsiders point of view. It's heartbreaking going through this, I know. The other woman knew what she was doing & that makes her behaviour pretty vile in my opinion.

rhowton · 14/01/2020 08:01

Hi, I've just managed to get back on to my thread 🤷🏼‍♀️ it had disappeared! Thanks so much for all your support as well as telling me off for calling her a whore. If it makes anyone feel better she and him are dickheads/whore/shitfaced twats... I mean I can come up with lots of other words 😂! ❤️

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Sadsammy · 14/01/2020 08:57

You can call her what you want! Ignore the idiots and trolls on here who are wasting time and derailing this post by attacking you for calling her that. She slept with a married man with children. I'd call her even worse. I'd call your husband the same. I've experienced my partner's infidelity recently and it's knocked my world. I have zero respect for women or men who cheat or sleep with others with partners. If he's making you this unhappy and you think he's going to repeat, you need to separate and start a new life for yourself. I hope you have friends and family around you who can support you.

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