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what should i do???? please help!

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witchywoo · 22/02/2008 15:49

6 months ago i found out that my husband of 2 years (we have been together 7 years) had a one night stand with a work mate when i was heavily pregnant with our first child. It actually happened a year and a half ago but he only decided to tell me recently as he thought he had caught a std. As you can imagine i was absolutely devastated! I decided to give our marriage another go as i still love him and had just found out that i was pregnant with our second child. I always beleieved it was totally her fault, chasing after him constantly and he allowed me to think that. Over the past few weeks he has opened up more and more about what actually happened. Although he promises he only slept with her the once (i do believe that!) he admits that he had flirted and kissed her for six months before then.

He assures me that nothing physical or even flirtatious happened after the night they spent together (in my bed!!!!!) but i cant help but think he still had feelings for her and refused to do anthing more, not because he didnt want to but because he knew it was wrong. When she finally left the work place he bought her a pen. He said it was to keep the peace, he was scared she would tell me.

He says he doesnt know why he cheated on me but felt lonely!!!!!!!!!!!! I admit that our relationship was far from perfect while i was pregnant. I lived away from home due to work commitments and we only saw each other at weekends. Dont get me wrong, im not making excuses for what he did, im just very confused. It took him this long to tell me and still i feel more lies are coming out. He assures me that he has told me everything now but to be honest, he has a crap track record!!!! I do love him so much but feel so hurt by his actions. I wasnt good enough for him which is why he did this. How do i know i will be enough in the future. He is a great dad to our daughter and is trying hard to make things up to me, but is it enough????? advice please!!!!!!!!!

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pedilia · 25/02/2008 10:27

It sounds like things are starting to move on the right direction for you but will still be a long process.

In terms of being able to go out etc those things change when you make the CHOICE to get married and have children.

One way DH and I worked on our marriage was to almost start again, while waiting for counselling we 'dated' again, really to establish ourselves as a couple outside of the children. DH organised all these nights out babysitters etc.

Maybe you could write a response to the letter DH left for you that he can read on his own, I still thinking counselling is something you both really need to think about, sometimes life throws things at us that are just to big to cope with on our own.

Whatever happens from here on in, jsut remember that you have to make decsions on your/childrens life that are best for you, if DH wants to be a part of that then he has to prove that.
If he is not prepared to do that then IMO he does not deserve you.

witchywoo · 25/02/2008 10:29

Thank you so much happywoman!!!! I have been feeling very low recently and compeletly dazed by everthing i have heard. I love my husband and truely believe he loves me. He has made mistakes (more than one) and i now think it is time to allow him to right his wrongs. It pleases me so much to hear that relationships can work after once partner has cheated.

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HappyWoman · 25/02/2008 10:40

I think as well is to not take it personally - although it feels as if he 'did this to you' he was actually only thinking about himself at the time - he did not set out to hurt you only please himself. So he was a silly unthinking man not a horrid callous man. At the time i expect he was shocked at his own feelings too - i think a lot of people think if you fancy someone else then there must be something wrong with your partner (and i do think the ow plays on that - also think the ow does think more deeply about what they are doing).

You know you dont want to 'punish' him forever but a part of you wants to know that he hurt by his own stupid behaviour - that is all normal too.

It may make it easier if you put aside some time to get it out of your system - say one evening we will discuss it and he will answer your questions and then you will not discuss it again for a while - this is where relate can help as it makes you focus for a set amount of time.

In time you will start to get bored with it and although it will still crop up on tv and in songs, you will be able to put it in its place as an awful awful thing that happened but you both dealt with together. You may even be able to laugh about it one day - we are almost there actually.

We are just over a year from the end of the affair - it went on for just over a year so it is a long haul.

good luck

witchywoo · 02/03/2008 17:42

Hey, just thought i would log in to say how things are going...... not too well. Woke up this morning expecting to have a lovely mothers day but my husband had made no effort. (my daughter is 16 months so i was hoping he would organise something.) He went into town with our daughter, 4 hrs later he returned saying he had met his own mum and ended up having lunch with her. When i tried to explain how upset i was he went crazy, told me i was mental, psycho and should get a life. i have been feeling very depressed at the moment so taking these comments very personally. I tried to explain that i feel second best to his family. He said the issue with his family is in my head so no wonder they dont like me, i bring it on myself. i feel like im being treated like shit and he is not learning from his mistakes, am i being crazy?!!!!!! Also more lies came out about him ad the other women.

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witchywoo · 04/03/2008 12:03

Hey, just thought i would log in to say how things are going...... not too well. Woke up this morning expecting to have a lovely mothers day but my husband had made no effort. (my daughter is 16 months so i was hoping he would organise something.) He went into town with our daughter, 4 hrs later he returned saying he had met his own mum and ended up having lunch with her. When i tried to explain how upset i was he went crazy, told me i was mental, psycho and should get a life. i have been feeling very depressed at the moment so taking these comments very personally. I tried to explain that i feel second best to his family. He said the issue with his family is in my head so no wonder they dont like me, i bring it on myself. i feel like im being treated like shit and he is not learning from his mistakes, am i being crazy?!!!!!! Also more lies came out about him ad the other women

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