How does a relationship survive a crisis like infidelity?
Infidelity is huge crisis in marriage, there’s no question about it. It creates all kinds of long-term hurt, fear, anxiety, all of the destruction of trust. And this is a bad thing that lingers on and on and on. But you can get past this. Look, forgiveness is a choice. Redefining your relationship is a choice. And if you are having an affair, my advice to you is turn back toward your marriage to solve your problems, not away from it. And if you are thinking about doing it, I’ll guarantee you it is a dead-end street that is headed for disaster. If you have problems within your marriage, solve them in the marriage. You won’t fix it by introducing an outsider. Q: Can all relationships, or maybe, should all relationships be saved? A: The truth is that not all relationships can be saved, and not all marriages should be saved. I believe that there are some absolute deal breakers in a relationship, such as physical violence and addiction to drugs and alcohol. If some of these things are prese
