Practicing Forgiveness In A Marriage At The Hardest Times
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Julia Austin
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Ending the affair is crucial
“Another thing that gets in the way of the healing is not ending the affair. The person who cheated may maintain that affair as a way of seeing where things go,” says Dr. Louis. “An affair might start because of, say, intimacy issues. Then that other partner [extramarital] is maintaining those intimacy needs, so the cheater wants to maintain that. But a crucial part of the healing is closing off that affair.”
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