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5 Key Behaviors that Help Build A Healthy Relationship after Infidelity
Have you or your partner had an affair and are you now wondering if you can have a healthy relationship after infidelity?
Many people say no, that it is not possible to be happy after a partner has strayed but I believe that it is possible to get past an affair and be happy again.
Having a healthy relationship after infidelity is something to strive for but it won’t happen without a lot of hard work and patience.
Here are 5 key behaviors to make sure are part of your relationship so that you, too, can get through this time together, as a couple.
#1 — Resolve.
First and foremost, both members of a relationship need to be resolved to make this relationship work.
Often times, after an affair, the person who strayed is only interested in putting the affair behind them and moving on. The person who was betrayed is often harder to convince. They are left with questions, ones that often go unanswered, self doubt, lack of trust and serious doubts about the future.
If both partners aren’t resolved to work on recovering their relationship, there is no way it can happen.
I have a client whose partner strayed twice. She feels horribly betrayed but is…