How difficult for a woman to be cheated by her husband?

Philippines
July 5, 2011 4:07am CST
Women are hard to put to deal with infidelity and cheating. An affair can ruin a marriage, which is based solely on trust. Once this trust is broken, the woman finds it hard to acept her man back into her life with open arms. If you are in the position of woman who is being cheated by your husband, would you be able to bear it? His infedelity is difficult for you to digest. When you think of all those endearing words he spoken to you and of all the gifts he lavished on you, while seeing this other woman. You just wish all this had never happened and you were back when your own love affair began. but there is no looking back or putting back the clock. it has all happened and it is almost over. Unless you are willing to forgive him and take him back.
11 responses
• United States
5 Jul 11
--This might sound crazy but I would say to FORGIVE and take him back. Unfortunately, not to long ago. I was a victim of infidelity. After three children and 8 years with this man, for him to do that to our family; shattered me into millions of pieces. But praise God. I was invited to a local church by a very good friend of mine. It was there where I began my healing process. No, it wasn't easy. But today a year and a half later. I am STILL with my husband, STILL deeply in love, not too mention we were blessed with our baby no.4 and he became this awesome MAN OF GOD. I don't want to preach. But I learned when you put GOD first everything else falls into place. He heals you from the inside, out. && he gives you all the desires of your heart. So if your seeking love, peace, healing and over all abundance. Seek God, and he will lead the way. We also need to remember that no one is perfect. We all have our flaws and we all have made our share of mistakes. Wouldn't you want mercy for mistakes you have made in the past. I know, I would. :)
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
I think I can forgive a husband who cheated if I see signs that he truly regret what he have done and notice changes on him.If he is just asking forgiveness but can't find any signs that he change,I think it's better to live a life separately.It will not be easy but it's better than live a miserable life with a cheating man.
• United States
11 Jul 11
--I agree, but think of it this way. We all have the "RIGHT" to express our feelings. But what good is expressing our feelings if we don't come up with a solution to the problem. Don't be stuck deciding whether to forgive && stay or to forgive && let go. It's either or. If not, we are wasting precious time figuring out "What to do". So express all you want. But does it help you to move on? :) Have a blessed day!
• Philippines
11 Jul 11
Yes, I think it would be easy for us to be healed from the pain of being cheated and to forgive our husband/wives if we know and obey the will of God. But everyone has the right to express their feelings of what they think it's best for them.
• Netherlands
5 Jul 11
It might sound crazy but I once broke up a 6 year relationship because he kissed another girl. All my friends thought I was nuts for breaking up for such a thing. I still don't regret it. It is not about a kiss or a night in bed, it is a trust thing. You put your life in someones hands and he just stamps on it. The trust will never be the same. We tried to overcome it but everytime there was an argument, those feelings of betrayal went on the surface again. Everytime he went out alone, I was nervous as hell of what might happen. First a kiss and then...? A relationship is about trust, being betrayed is the worst thing. There might be people that overcome such breakage of trust and I have deep respect for them but for me every betrayal is probably the end of the relationship.
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
Yes, you are right coz it is really hard for us to trust them again. It is really hard for us to accept that we were betrayed by our loveones.
• Brazil
6 Jul 11
I agree with you. It's not because it was just a kiss that you should forgive him. I really don't understand this guys mind, why to ruin a 6 year relationship to kiss another girl? It's just don't make sense to me. Also, I already seen so many married couple for years ended up because the man cheat the wife with a younger woman. Unfortunately, it's pretty rare to find a married couple that are together for more than 20 years and didn't had this type of problem.
• India
6 Jul 11
i think you were right in leaving him.. Couldnt he get a grip over himself? Idiot. Moreover, u dont get attracred to other people if ur love is true
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
if i were that wife, i would just sue my husband and the woman so that they can spend their lives together in jail :D honestly, i'll do that. i'd rather be alone for the rest of my life than having to live my whole life with a person whose cheating on me. no matter how i love my husband, i still believe that its not right to cheat on me. i may forgive him but i'll never ever forget that he became a cheater. i know its hard for wives out there whose suffering from this kind of situation but you know, specially those who are just plain housewife and has nothing to depend on (financially) but the husband. that's why its advantageous if the wife has a work of her own and financially independent, so that she wouldn't have second thought of leaving her cheating husband.
• Philippines
11 Jul 11
All of us have the right to express our feelings and I respect it. I'm also a victim that's why I understand how the woman feels about it. But if we will learn how to forgive all the persons that cause us pain, it will free us from biterness, sadness, depression and un-peaceful mind.
@maharlikah (1045)
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
Hi! Welcome to mylot! Trust is fragile, once broken it can never be reshaped again perfectly. It's quite hard to accept. That's for my own opinion. Being cheated creates a severe heartache but may vanish but not totally when there apology and forgiveness.
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
Trust is really hard to regain if it was broken.Maybe you can forgive the betrayal but it's so difficult to have trust in him again.It will just create a conflict within the marriage and we will be always suspicious on our husbands preventing us to attain real happiness.
• Brazil
6 Jul 11
I think the woman can forgive her husband, but she will never forget. And, on every fight that the couple have, she will remind him about that. I think it's going to be a unsupported relationship. The only way to save the relationship is if the woman really forgive her husband and don't remind him everyday about this fact.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
6 Jul 11
For me if she get trust fully and never expect that she is cheated even if she had the best to gave for his husband specially to beauty her self to be fit again and facial scrub and other things.
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
I don't have a perfect marriage to speak about. We do have problems and struggles in our married life. But I guess, one thing that I am so lucky in being married to my husband is that, he has never cheated on me since we got married. I just hope that until the end he will still loyal to me. I can't imagine myself being hurt because of my husband's infidelity. I really hope that it won't happen. In case it will happen, I am willing to forgive and forget eventhough i know it is difficult to do.
• Philippines
11 Jul 11
You're been blessed to have a faithful and lovable husband. Stay as you are or change for the best of your relationship.. Put God in the center of your relationship and always pray to strenghten you both.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
I don't really get why there is this generalization that only men/husbands are capable of cheating. Men are polygamous by nature is all nonsense. I am a man and my mom cheated on my dad, something I am not really proud of and will never really be happy about, and how did my dad react to that, like all other human when being cheated on, furious to start with. That is how most if not all would react to the feeling of betrayal. Welcome to mylot.
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
6 Jul 11
Just the thought of my husband sleeping with another woman then sleep with me again makes me cringed. I really consider it as a dirty act and it makes him unworthy before my very eyes. I would never be able to touch my husband again if i find out he's been cheating on me. And i believe the same goes for him. It's not only women who finds it difficult to deal with infidelity but also men. The moment we get married we should always live up to what we have promised to each other before men and before God.
@moneywinner (1864)
• Brazil
6 Jul 11
I think it is the hardest thing that a woman can suffer in a relationship. It should be really tough to forgive the husband after a cheating, because the woman lose all her trust that she have in her partner and this trust never is going to come back the way it used to be. Even if the woman decide to stay with the husband, she can say that she forgive him, but she will never forget.
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
As a woman myself, one thing that I hate in this world is a cheater. You are right that it can ruin a marriage and trust. Trust is hard to earn and once it's been damaged, the person may be able to forgive you but no longer will give the same amount of trust they once did. Who would want to be fooled over and over again. If that might happen to me, well I have to be strong during that time and depend to God. I may forgive my husband but I cannot promise that I am willing to take him back.
5 Jul 11
it is right.