Before you read the rest of this article, let me cut it for you short! Only you can decide if your marriage is over.
It’s natural for anyone to have an initial reaction of wanting to leave the relationship as soon as an affair has been uncovered. But this is not always the best reaction when dealing with the problem of infidelity in your marriage especially if you have kids.
In fact, some experts recommend that you don't react this way. Assuming that your partner has not already filed for divorce and moved on, you should at least attempt to repair your relationship with your partner and try to salvage your marriage before you decide to consider divorce.
Women will often talk to their friends and/or family members about the infidelity of their partner and ask them for their opinions on the next move that they should do. If someone you know confides to you about this matter then I highly advise that you should be careful on what kind of advise you are going to give. If you are the type of person who confide in your friends or family for advice then you should also be very careful and reconsider if you need to follow the advice that was given to you. Most of the time people who are closest to you may advise you to immediately leave your partner. You should understand that this is their defense mechanism trying to protect you from further pain. Those people truly do care for you and have the best intentions. But you should remember that only you know the exact details of your marriage. You are the only one who knows what’s happening with your relationship. That’s why no matter how good the intensions of these people are. Only you can decide if your marriage is over.
In the end, you are ultimately the one who will make the decision of leaving or staying with that relationship.. You are the one who will suffer or not for the rest of your life and live with what choice you make. But if you have children then you should remember that you should also consider them into your decision.
I won't lie to you but separation is one of the toughest decisions that you may face in your lifetime. But you should also understand that dealing with infidelity in your marriage does not mean your marriage is necessarily over. It’s more important to know if you can still salvage the respect between you and your partner, remember that it’s not always recommendable to leave your partner behind especially if you still can salvage your relation with your loved ones.
