How do I get over an affair?

Written by Dr. Ginger Gabriel, Ph.D., M.F.T

stopaffair1How do I get over an affair I should not have had in the first place? He is married and so am I. I see him all the time and the old feelings keep coming back.

Advice: Find a way to not ever see him again. Move if you have to. The healing needs to cost you something so you will never be tempted to do this again. Whatever it takes. Do your spouses know about this affair? You need to be in marriage counseling with your husband to find out what you two have that can make for a solid marriage and work on it. Strike the Original Match by Swindoll is a place to start. Get Five Languages of Love and decide what your love language is so you and your husband can meet each other’s needs. You get over the affair by wiping the slate clean. Are you in a woman’s support group?

Dr. Ginger

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One Response to “How do I get over an affair?”

  • expecting says:

    how do i get over this affair? It started out as a friendship rekindled from childhood. We talked and things developed. Within 3mths he was living with me and we were making plans for his divorce and our marriage. Little to nothing when the time came to stand up for what he wanted, he backed down. Now im having a child and hes trying to re-work his marriage. how do i wake up from this nightmare?

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