TRUST
Your trust might have seriously diminished, and you might have been promised many times that he will stop and change until you catch him out again. How can I trust him? After all, he has lied to you, betrayed you, and lost intimacy, and maybe even experienced financial losses. Trust takes time, sometimes it takes a long time to rebuild. Trust can never be regained until there is a change in his behaviour.
HOPE
If he is willing to do the work that is required to recover, seeking professional help and seeking spiritual help, it is impossible to have a close and healthy intimate relationship when one partner is living a secret life or living in a fantasy world.
RECOVERY
You have been damaged, betrayed, lied to and hurt over the years. You are going to need to heal too.
THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT
There may be friction in your marriage, but there is conflict in every marriage, and resorting to porn or an affair won’t “fix it.” If your husband is in deep, chances are he’ll be immersed in self absorption and lust, which means he may try to do anything to avoid owning up to his responsibility. 100% of the blame for his decision to worship lust lies on his shoulders, so never allow your husband to put a guilt trip on you. You didn’t cause it, and you can’t fix it.
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