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Q: Husband had an Affair...how can I cope?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on July 1st, 2006
I had been with my husband for a total of almost 10 yrs but we were only married for almost 3 yrs. My husband recently had an affair. He had the affair with this women for only 1 mth b4 i found out and so i kicked him out. He has only been seeing this girl since Feb. but yet moved in with her right away. He not only left me but also our 2 yr old son. He claims that he does not love me anymore. How can he just move on with someone else like that and throw away all our history? I feel deep down that he still loves me because i see it in his eyes. I just feel that he thinks the "grass is greener" with her. How do I cope since he's been gone now for 3 months and i feel its getting harder and harder. He just recently picked up the rest of his things on our 3rd year anniversary. I just cant help but feel he's made a mistake.


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on July 18th, 2006
Dealing With Divorce & Ending a Relationship Answer A1209
I sorry about your marriage but it seem to me that you love him more than he loves you. You can consult a marriage adviser and a lawyer. You can also ask for help from a psychologist or other mental health professional in order to air your feelings about the situation.


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fortjames
replied on May 10th, 2009
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well if he does not love you anymore and in love with another girl there is nothing you can do time to move on or think why he left you??
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ServiceU
replied on May 25th, 2009
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i m sorry you had to go through that. just know that time heals all things and there will be a day that you wont hurt from this anymore.
i m 32 y.o, never been married but been in a simular situation as yours.

my ex of 5 years told everyone but me that he loves me but isnt in love with me. i was the boring plain jane to him, and he wanted a sexy exciting women.
i felt the same as you "how could he throw all of our history away. i knew he thought the grass was greener on the other side.
the girl we dumped me for has since left him after one year, she treated him bad, complained about how he couldnt satisfy her.
so he of course cried to me, missed our amazing sex life, and how simple i was, as oppose to some fisty girl that always cussed him out and gave him stress. but when he found out the grass isnt green i was in a full blow happy relationship with someone who thinks i am gold.
i smile as i tell this story. and one day you will also. what will he do then when he's single and you have another man raising his child.
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lizzy_09
replied on June 15th, 2009
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I am sorry to hear about that. Yes, you should try to get a marriage adviser and a good lawyer. Get yourself busy to distract your thoughts of thinking to much about him. Is it really final? Sometimes when were angry we say hurtful things that we later regret. You should both decide this together.
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scorpio8T3
replied on July 24th, 2009
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i say get back up dust urself over and start all over again.
who needs wankers like that!
hes gone off with sum dirty hoe good ridance to bad rubbish is what i say and b4 u no it karma will hit him clean in the face and she will leave him for sumone better.
think about ur kid and urself chick xx
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mikko
replied on September 1st, 2009
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Sorry you're going through the disappointment of betrayal. It's painful and I feel for you! Look at your blessings: You have a son and he is your purpose! Many women can do things without a husband these days. Your child deserves all the love you have. Besides, sometimes life is equally difficult when you are married to a man who lives under your roof who is emotionally unavailable, so as a consolation to you, you can be married and feel quite intensely alone and that's much worse than just being with your son and you. Create a loving and supportive home for you and your baby. Take care of yourself! Love yourself! Let him deal with HIS mess. Don't take him back - he made the wrong choice when he chose her instead of you. Find a support group of friends and women who can help you feel happy and laugh a lot. I think once the trust is broken it is quite difficult to repair. He's not the last man left on the planet! Once you have supportive friends around you, it's going to be easier to think about what you will do. Just think about getting your life and your son's in order. He really made a mistake. Let them deal with that and don't fix it for them because it just might happen that if the 'other' woman gets tired of him, she might throw him back to you. You don't want him back so soon.
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