Trusting after betrayal?

Philippines
March 12, 2013 10:12am CST
I am married for 13 years and has son. Like other marriages, we have ups and downs. He has been my "world" for the past 15 years (including 2 years of being bf/gf before marriage) of our relationship. I have good relationship with my in-laws and so is he to my family. My husband in working in a multinational company based in Japan. The "storm" in our relationship came last quarter of 2012 when he stopped communicating with me. I did my best to communicate with him by all means but he won't take my call. After a month of trying, I got an offline message from a certain yahoo ID telling me that she is my husband's mistress. I was in denial because I know that my husband won't do such thing. I ignored the message then one day, an unknown number called me. It was a lady. She ensured that she was speaking with the right person and I was told she's having an affair with my hubby. They just met online and she said my hubby won't come back because they will be living together when he came back in our country. She also said she will do her best to get along with my in-laws particularly my mother-in-law (who's proven to "like" anyone who can give her money). It seems like this woman knows all about my in-laws personality and "history". After that incident, I confronted my hubby and told me he got nothing to do with it. As a woman, I trusted my instinct not to believe him. He became thoughtful again and communicating daily (that's the normal him) Few weeks passed, I saw a facebook account added to my sister-in-law. The profile photo is of a woman together with a cropped photo of my hubby. As expected, I freaked out and asked my sis-in-law about it. I was told she just accepted the friend request. I wonder why she didn't even thought about rejecting it. I told my hubby about the facebook profile and he finally admits (after telling him I won't stop digging) he had a short term "online affair" with a woman she met in one facebook groups. There are a lot of questions needing an answer as to how the lady got my number and yahoo ID. Why is she bothering me? Why she got those guts of telling me that she's my hubby's mistress. Even if he asked for forgiveness, I still can't trust him again.
4 responses
• Indonesia
12 Mar 13
if you trust a betrayal, it means you give the hole to trap your self into the same mistake. forgive him is ok, but to trust him again, it should take time
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
I totally agree with you. Thanks red
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Mar 13
If my husband ever did that to me I would not be able to trust him again. I would forgive him but the trust would never be there. I cannot believe he lied to you like that and acted like everything was okay. That is horrible! I'm sorry he cheated on you and I hope you can move forward in life. As for the other woman, I have no idea why she would be bothering you like that. She has some nerve doing that!
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
I also don't have any idea. I told my husband to tell that woman to stop bothering me or will burn them to hell hahaha
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
12 Mar 13
A a marred woman myself with a husband who works in anther country, I can totally understand why you cannot forgive him now. Even if the affair is short lived and happened online only, it still is cheating. He let that woman bother you and attack you psychologically and verbally. It is not something that a mere sorry will ever correct. It will not happen overnight, it is a process that you and your family must undergo. And your husband must make extra efforts and show complete and genuine remorse over what he did if he still seeks to be reunited with his family. It is the past, yes, but he must work hard to move on from that nightmare and gain your trust back.
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
Right. It affects my self esteem and it really made me feel ugly, irresponsible and senseless woman. He's making efforts to make things ok but it seems that I cannot really trust him again :(
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
I have been in that situation. The woman also bothered me. She was also the one who showed herself up in facebook, yahoo and gmail. I wonder why mistress nowadays have guts to show their face or to inform a wife that they are the mistress LOL. Though it happened, I still gave each other a chance because I can see and feel his repentance. As they say: "Love is sweeter the second time around", and that one applies to us. Talk to your husband again and discuss the things that bothers you. You are married and you should not let the devil wins. I understand the pain it caused you emotionally so don't rush yourself in trusting him again. It won't happen overnight. Prayers will be of great help in this times of trials. Hoping for the best. God bless
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
Thanks for hearing me out paperdolls. Thanks for the advise. Will now do that