Can marriage survive emotional affair? When I am working with clients who come to me for help in navigating their way back to happiness in love, one of the most difficult situations is the aftermath of being cheated on. When I mention infidelity, people usually think about a physical affair but there is another topic that isn’t talked about quite as much…
If you’re reading this article today, chances are that unfortunately, your marriage has been confronted with an emotional affair and you’re wondering if there is a way back from this. I know how hard this can be for someone and many people don’t realize that an emotional affair is often even harder to deal with than a physical affair.
So if today you’re wondering, “Can marriage survive an emotional affair,” you’ve come to the right place. In today’s article, I want to give you a detailed answer to this question so that you can set yourself up for success in your love life. By the time you reach the end of this article, your questions will be answered and you will know what steps you need to take.
Let’s start things off by defining what an emotional affair is. The definition of a physical affair is more straightforward and is typically any form of physical intimacy with someone who is not your significant other.
Emotional infidelity, on the other hand, is a bit more open to interpretation.
Generally speaking, It is either when a person develops an emotional connection with someone that they begin to be physically intimate with as well. It’s usually not a one night stand but rather an affair that goes on for weeks, months, or even years in some cases.
The interesting thing is that a person can have an emotional affair without necessarily being physically intimate. I’ve worked with people that had partners who would have sexually charged conversations with someone else via text message and though nothing physically happened between them, their actions would still count as having had an emotional affair.
So as you can imagine, it’s very important to be clear on your definitions of what an emotional affair actually is. As shocking as it might be for some people, the person I just mentioned actually did not consider his actions to count as having an emotional affair and was actually quite taken aback when his girlfriend reacted negatively.
It’s crucial to have these types of conversations with each other so that you don’t wind up in a situation that causes you pain later on down the line. What might seem obvious to one person isn’t always obvious to the other.
To answer your question, Yes! Marriages can survive an emotional affair but it’s going to depend on a couple of different factors. As I was saying above, you and the one you love are going to have to define what “affair” means to you and your relationship. For some people, an affair is all about having sex with someone else and for others, texting the opposite sex can be considered an emotional affair.
The good news is that you and your significant other can recover from an emotional affair (and a physical affair as well, by the way), but you both have to commit to taking the right steps.
This article isn’t long enough for me to give you a step by step guide as to how exactly to do this, but we have created a product that gives you an in-depth action plan specifically designed to help your relationship recover after infidelity. To access it and learn how to heal your relationship from a physical or emotional affair, I encourage you to click here.
Follow the steps in our program to see the transformation you are looking for in your relationship. One of the things I always remind my clients who are suffering and experiencing this type of situation is that as hard as it might be to believe this, a challenge like this is sometimes the biggest blessing in disguise.
Not only does it give you the electroshock that your relationship needed to help both of you wake up to the fact that there was a fundamental problem, but it can also be the fuel you need to tackle the issues at hand and make your relationship better than ever before. It can make you realize how important you are to each other and what you’re willing to do to save this relationship.
It is important to note, however, that if your marriage is going to survive an emotional affair, it’s going to be because BOTH of you made an effort to save it. It can’t be a one-sided thing where only one of you fights to keep your relationship alive while the other just continues to do the things that caused the problem in the first place.
Getting to the other side of this is going to require patience, perseverance, motivation and effort on both sides. We are here to help you every step of the way, and it’s going to be important for both of you to operate as a team.
There is always a reason behind cheating and affairs, and it’s up to you to communicate about what happened and what needs to change. What can you do to improve your relationship and make sure that both of you feel fulfilled and happy? If communication is challenging in your relationship then I recommend that you read this article which will provide you with some tips and tools to help you create an atmosphere in which you both feel comfortable sharing your wants and needs.
An emotional affair doesn’t mean that your relationship is doomed. It does mean, however, that changes need to be made. We have developed a special product on infidelity that can help you get to the other side of this situation unscathed. To access it, just click the link.
It is our goal to provide you with all the tools you need to help you get to the other side of this with dignity and peace of mind. Join the Happily Committed Project and learn how to transform your relationship in a meaningful way. It would be our pleasure to help you get through this and find a renewed sense of happiness.
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I made the stupidest mistake of clowning my sp phone and read her msgs and got caught cos it said she was logged on a pc and I deleted it but find out she msgs someone else who says all the nice things to her and she I take it flirts in msgs but she says he married and I confronted and came clean next day to her and I ask how long and if she is in love she don’t know and I told her she messing with feelings what if he wanted to take it further. Married more than 12 yrs with small girls and on top of that don’t love me for 12 yrs and said she don’t want to divorce wanna stay in marriage, she already put up a wall amongst us of not loving me because of stuff I said and did in the past (no cheating just words how I said) and because of the amount of kids we have I slept in other room cos they wanted to be with her and I just let it happened, and when it comes to outings I always stay home cos of letting in laws go with her to beach parks although in my mind it should be us as family and never spoke out. Now it’s aukward cos I now about chats and we she told me she don’t want divorce but my mind is your chatting to him
Hi Ferdi, I recommend focusing on establishing more communication with your wife about how both of you are feeling. Please don’t hesitate to read this article as I think it will help. Wishing you all the best.