If your HUBBY'S HAVING AN AFFAIR....what would you do?

Philippines
August 19, 2007 9:31am CST
it is one of my greatest fear to find my hubby's having an affair with another woman. I've already suffered so much coming from a broken family and i dont want my baby to feel the same way too. I dont want to repeat the same story in my own family. Since childhood its my greatest dream to have a family on my own and i've viewed it to be perfect and happy family.But if it is to happen again to me, what will i do? I am only entrusting my fate to God let His will be done....
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9 responses
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
19 Aug 07
I wouldn't worry about it, because it's only borrowing trouble. if you have no reason not to trust your husband, then you should trust him. After all, it's not like you'd go out and have an affair and break up your family, is it? Your husband most likely wants to have a happy family just as much as you do, and so he has no reason to have an affair. If you're really worried about it, remember that there is always marriage counselling or church retreats. You are not alone in the world.
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• Philippines
20 Aug 07
yeah. i think im just being paranoid worrying things that has not yet happened....
• Portugal
19 Aug 07
For almost 7 years of marriage, I had encountered that too. My husband got an affair with another girl. It will be sounded silly because I had just let him to do it. It really hurts but in the other side of my mind kept on telling me that if he loves me and the kids he will just be back. At first I was shocked and had mixed emotions, I had tried to composed myself and had made my own simple ways to let myelf kept busy. And yeah becuase I also entrusted everything to God, after a year we had resolved it. He came back and ask for forgiveness and thanks to God coz I had feel and seen that he had changed... and at last for the better. :) It sometimes happened in our lives but just hang on and entrusts all to God. Whatever may happen just still go on with your life...coz LIFE is still wonderful to live on. Don't worry if you did everything all the best for your relationship, mark my word, he will not stray yet will definitely stay forever. ENJOY LIFE!! See yah around sistah...:)) hehehe
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• Philippines
19 Aug 07
thanks ty, u've made me shed a tear there huh! yeah i know ur right it just a matter of trusting the one you love, a good communication between the two of you and with God's guidance everything with my life will just come to order.
• Portugal
19 Aug 07
Yeah and the best thing to move on is to forgive and forget. Though it gives us some fears yet we do need to risk another chances for our love ones to lift them up and help them guide the right path. :)
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@FaidaATL (44)
• United States
20 Aug 07
I wouldn't worry about it. I think we should always stay alert in a relationship. But you should pay more attention to keeping your loving relationship with your husband as stress free as possible. Pay attention to his wants and needs and keep an open line of communication. Let him know how important it is for you to have a strong and loving marriage and family. Keep your business to yourself and most of all pray that things will remain positive. Now, if all of that doesn't work, please let it go. It's not worth your dignity.
• Philippines
20 Aug 07
i must admit im not really a hands on wife. i think, maybe thats the reason y this insecurities and fears of me comes out. Because i am thinking that he might met someone better than me... just like my pops!
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
20 Aug 07
It sounds to me as if you are worrying way too much over something that has not happened yet. Your lack of trust in your relationship could ultimately be the cause for your marriage falling apart. If your husband has given you no reason to believe that he has cheated or that he might, then it is only your fears. I have been on his side...boyfriend fearing I wo uld cheat. I never would. I loved him and only him. HE never trusted me and was always questioning me. I worked in the public and know lots of people. If I said "hi" to a man...he got upset. I got very insulted. I am not that type of person. It got frustrating defending my integrity all the time. I concluded that I was making his life more miserable than happy and he was doing t he same for me. I broke it off finally. Now he doesn't have to worry if I will cheat on him and I don't have to continually reassure him that I won't. I am much happier now but I am guessing that he will carry this problem into the next relationship and still be miserable. You have to have trust.
• Philippines
20 Aug 07
thank u sid. I understand what your part is, but sometimes when you grow up having a question to yourself y your parents got separated. What are their mistakes. What have they done and what they have not. I think if u were in my shoes u cant also spare urself from having those fears and questions of posibilities. :)
20 Aug 07
This is one of the damnedest evils to entertain. DONT EVEN GIVE IT A BENEFIT OF DOUBT. coz this will destroy ur family. Give all ur love to hubby and you will not be left out.
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• India
19 Aug 07
Don't worry about what may happen in the future.Just do the right things today.Don't let your unwanted fear shatter your life.Think positively.As thoughts have a power,always think of good things in life and enjoy it!
• Philippines
19 Aug 07
absolutely! its just a test and i have to conquer my fears. i'll do things right today to avoid regrets later on. thank u my friend!
@healwell (1268)
• Ahmedabad, India
20 Aug 07
Have you asked this question only to women? Don't you even trust mature men also?
• Philippines
20 Aug 07
hi healwell... of course anyone is free and welcome to give me an adviced and share their point of views, but i would be glad if you will answer my second topic and that is y men stray and y men stay! thank u :)
@psyche49f (2502)
• Philippines
20 Aug 07
What if he's having an affair? - This is every wife's greatest fear...and especially if the children are still young...luckily, my two children now are both grown up, so its impact if ever would not be so great as when they're still young...as I said, it's his loss, not mine....
I'll be very angry of course, unhappy, depressed for a while...and who knows what I'd do...(I'll cross the bridge when I get there)...but after the hysterics and ugly confrontations, I'd say that if he chooses to be with the 'other' woman, then it's his loss, not mine. My two children are now grown up (aged 25 and 22) and are also earning like me...so we are not really financially and even emotionally dependent on him...of course, the betrayal would hurt so much, and it would take time to heal the wound....but I'll trust that God will help me overcome this crisis, if ever...but I'm praying that it would not happen...knock on wood!
@pinnibabu (135)
20 Aug 07
I wouldn't spare him in case he was having an affair with anyone else. I think you too should not forgive him. Please leave him and lead a life on your own. Please dont loose faith in GOD.
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