Cheaters Anonymous Community Group
This is a support group for cheating spouses looking for understanding and strength. Betrayed spouses are welcome to post ONLY if they can do so in a supportive manner (no bashing...these posts will be deleted), and please do not comment on 'Cheaters Only' posts.
How many disappointments, let downs, pushed side , betrayed lied to, never a priority , feeling helpless, depression and anxiety, burning jealously ., despair and desperation, of control, loss of self respect, lost dignity and losing the
real you knowing right from the start , there would be a day where it's going to end. I call it my roller coaster ride, A ride with varying lengths of involvement dependant on how emotionally vested, the sex, compatability and tenacity.
Make no mistake, it will end. But how much suffering will you endure before you say, I had enough. How many times did I say , I had enough, muster up all my courage to end it with the other party hardly ever fighting for you, simply stating, is this what you want? Will it make you happy? And off he goes into the sunset looking unscathed, untouched whereas the emotional toll on myself is so overwhelming , to get rid other the pain re enter the relationship that caused me the pain. It was an unrelentious circle where at the end of the day, you feel like a trapped animal with no easy way out. Until:
A situation so painful in my personal life caused me to push everyone I loved awaybut for the exception of my husband. It was as though I seen him not only by hue faults but his unwaivering love. Patience and support. For the first time in years I learned the true meaning of inner peace even though I was dealing with an unrelated problem . I blocked my lover from any pissibke way to communicate with he avid a brief text saying It's Over!!!Because I was distracted with my family problem, the breakup was easy avid painless. Untill:
Our oaths crossed months later. He looked haunted, sad but so incredibly happy to see me. He never felt anger or resentment towards me for the way I ended things. He simply said that there was something awful in my life that caused the breakup and had nothing to do with him. That's how he rationalized it. He told me he loved me and I knew he wanted to resume our relationship. It took months of daily texting, him stating that iwas his true soul mate and the love of his life. He appeasers to be genuine, treating me like I was so fragile under I would bolt and run. I didn't . Irentered the circus. Every night without fail a lovely goodnight. Cuddles and kisses and same for early morning texts of the sane nature. Fir months our communications were happy, kaughing banter but then old habits rared it's ugly head. He did the chase , won me over abs got comfortable and the texting was fitted in between household projects when taking breaks, taking hours returning texts due to his fmily ir friends requiring his attention to next to no communication for three days after his wife returned from a two week vacation with her daughter. I could only assume he. Missed her, making up fir list tube while I was pushed aside. That was the start of many arguments, I threatening to heave, him becoming desperate and me caving. The last straw was they were going away for three weeks so I would gave no communication. Three days before they left he asjedme an odd question, was this going to be my last text? I said of course not, we had 3 more days. Ifound out the next day he would be vetpry busy with a project and would only text when he takes a 10 minute break. I says that's ok, don't bother, we will text tonight. Ge said no, as they were going to friends and won't be home until late. Isis receive my late night text. I was hurt , felt he should have made an effort to cone home early totext ne as tube was running out. The next day , same story , busy with project and invited out to otter fry ends. Not gone until kate and heaving next day. That did it.
What makes this so hard, after all these years, I guess with all the hurts, let downs and feelings of rejection, I built up huge trust issues with him and a huge wall. It would frustrate my BF to no end. But when he convinced me to take him back, after a lot of discussions around my test issues, finally I took a leap of faith and jumped back into the affair with complete trust and faith. Then he stuck it to me again. He doesn't do things to hurt deliberately, he just doesn't think. I spent more time after I took him back being feeling pushed aside, crying, angry and betrayed than I did being happy. For the first time in years, I would look at my husband, feeling ashamed of myself, guilt , remorse and wanting to be normal again. Be a .normal wife where I was the priority. Maybe I outgrew the affair. And all the pain that goes with it. Maybe that's why I became so intolerant , and argumentative towards BF and looking for reasons to get out. I looked back and seen that I realized and questioned myself what is more painful, to be with him or without him. I learned now that it was equally painful. The only difference is by walking away, what did I actually lose? Its early days still but what I gained by walking away is my self respect and dignity.
I know one thing for certain, if I weaken and go back, I go back to everything that i walked away from . I go back to endless frustration, pain, being second best and that will never change as long as he's married. So why would I?
There's days I do ok with spouts of crying, I get panicked, but I can still laugh at times. I have a rough road ahead . It's going to take a long tine io be normal again. Thus us my Karma..
I realize to, if he dies it with you, he will do it to you.. once a cheater, always a cheater.
I made a huge mistake years ago when I was most vulnerable, I reinvented myself to fit into this relationship .. it went on for so long, that in our twisted minds, it was almost like a legitimate relationship to make it less sordid,
Although I did this, I am not a evil person, I grew up Ina very strict home where there were very strict rules and behaviours. I went to church every Sunday until the affair, I was a Sunday school teacher, I worked and volunteered with seniors. I never cheated before, I never stole. I treated people with respect and kindness. So if you met me and got to know he, you would never guess I was that kind of woman.
I'm in a great deal of pain breaking this off and it permanently changed me. But this is what I deserve, I own it. I'm so sorry that a person like me caused you so much pain. I'm also very grateful that you made your comment. Reading it gave me more incentive to turn my life around.
Simply because they are a secret relationship - Thats hard to keep up.
Eventually something has to break- either a decision is made to leave spouses and make it official (or not) or the relationship ends. It can be exhaustive keeping that up.
Never once did he complain about his wife, he always said he loved us both.
He was married with a child at 19 . His high school sweetheart. The on,y girlfriend he had which was a recipe for disaster.
He was wild for the most if his marriage, heavy drinking with his buddies. He acted like He was single. I heard that him and his friend were interviewed by the police after a father complained his daughter was offered a ride home . Nothing came out if it, I heard nothing,else after that.
He confessed that he slept with other women. A couple before our involvement and the others when I broke things off. He told he exactly when that happened, and how I broke it off. I remember it clearly. But never did the cheat while we were in our Livy distance relationship. He swore on his mothers and fathers grave that he was telling me the truth when I challenged it. My head was swimming , I thought I knew him ,but if he's not lying , I never reaLly knew him at all. He was adamant that he never skewed around on me not once through our involvement. But the certInly did on his wife. He does anything and everything to keep her happy. He us the love of her life. I believe our affair made his marriage happier. I really do. Ido the know what to believe but three tubes when I threatened to leave, he was panicked. I heard it in his voice. He says he wants me to be happy, no matter what the cyst to him. I'm so messed up.
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We all enter A's for our own reasons but it doesn't make you a bad person. Affairs end and usually not well. They are built on lies and deceit.
What do you want to do now? Are you going to walk away and figure out why you wanted to start up with him again? The A is just a smoke screen for something missing and until you figure that out, things wont change for YOU. The A is a great distraction and escape.
A's do nothing but leave you broken.
Hugs
I'm hurting badly , but I'm strong. I'm being tested,, and this battle I will win. I use this phrase. This too will pass. .