To the Woman Who Tried to Steal My Husband, You Made Me a Better Wife
I’ve learned a lot of lessons in my life, some were easy, and some were hard. One of the most difficult things I had to learn came from an…
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Supporting a Friend Who Has Weathered the Storm of Betrayal
He left her. Not only that, but it was for a friend of hers. More her friend than his, but not anymore. Walking with my friend through this most…
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To the Wife Whose Husband Loves Another Woman
Dear wife whose husband loves another woman, I loathed reading your story because I have been where you are. There is no pain in my life that…
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Younger, Prettier, Willing to Send Nude Pics: She Was the Whole Clichéd Enchilada, But I Don’t Think About Her at All
I write candidly about my husband’s infidelity in part because I wasn’t the first to do so. The story of his long-ago-over affair with a…
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So, Your Husband Cheated On You. But What Did He Do Next?
A flash of horror at my husband’s admission of an affair. An inability to believe he’d betrayed me or to understand how he could’ve…
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To the Wounded Wife, Staying Doesn’t Make You Weak
I drove up to work, my eyes puffy from sleeplessness and sobs. I’d left our four-month-old with my aunt and driven to the school where I…
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Why I Chose to Stay After My Husband Was Unfaithful
I’m certain, if the choice had been mine, I would not have spoken candidly to a group of my dear and trusted friends about my husband’s…
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My Husband Had An Affair; I Had STD Testing
As I am sitting alone in an open front hospital gown, I bow my head for a quick prayer of courage. A simple, polite knock letting me know she is on…
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Telling Your Hard Truths Can Heal More Than Just Your Own Heart
You have a secret you don’t want to tell anyone, right? Yeah, I know, because I have one too. More than one. The reason we don’t serve up…
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The Day my Marriage Almost Ended
We sat at the dusty, worn picnic table while our two daughters, who were six and eight at the time, swam at the crowded wave pool nearby. It was…
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