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cirka2002
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« on: April 13, 2010, 03:31:58 PM »

My husband is having a hard time believing me when I tell him that I want our marriage to work. He believes that I want the security, the money, and the stability that he supplies. He also thinks I am "just waiting" for things to cool off so I can contact the other guy that I had the affair with. I have told him otherwise and am trying to show him daily how much he means to me. And I have completely ended it with the other guy.

My husband honestly thinks that I am not trying to make things work between us when that is all I have been doing for the last month. YES, I admit that some of the choices I made between us were wrong. It's proving to be very hard to quit all  my negative learned behaviors and implement some positive new ones. And we are also dealing with a lot of emotional problems on my part about things that have happened to me in the past that I never realized were such an issue.

So I'm looking for any advice on things I can do to help him though this difficult time. Thanks in advance.
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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2010, 10:54:09 AM »

I am certainly no expert, but my best advice is just to be transparent and honest. Let him know where you are going, when you will be back, let him see you phone if he wants to, etc. If he gets upset with you or questions you try not to be defensive and just say "I am so sorry that I hurt you". That is what I would like for my husband to do so that's my advice, for what its worth. I do applaud you for completely braking ties with the other guy. Trust takes a long time to re-build so try to be patient. I hope that the two of you can come out stronger on the other side. It sounds like you want to.
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« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2010, 01:46:59 PM »

Good advice from stuck. These things take a while to get past. Continue to be completely honest and open. Tolerate his hurt as he learns to trust you again. This can work, but requires patience.
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