There are hundreds of reasons why most marriages don’t last, but what is even shocking is the rate at which most marriage failure occurred. Marital affair is one of the biggest culprits to some marriage failures which often results to devastating ending. Affair in marriage happen to the worst and best of marriages, but when the dust settles, what is the ripple effect of an affair in marriage?
The negative effect of marital affair can be very long and recurring mostly if the marriage survived the affair. But if the marriage ended because of the affair, the devastating negative effect may still linger, but later on eventually the effect may lessen, and hopefully and gradually forgotten after both have moved on with their lives.
Most common ripple effects of affair in marriage are:
Unstable Marriage:
Once an affair by one of the partner is discovered the stability of the marriage is drastically reduced. It is like crack at the foundation of a house, once it starts it doesn’t stop until repaired. It’s almost like what was once held as sacred to both is no longer pure.
Broken Trust:
When you marry somebody, usually trust is big part of what bind the marriage together, and once it’s gone, it may never come back fully. Broken trust is hard thing to amend.
Shattered Self Esteem:
Self esteem is something that we all have that make us special in our own individual ways, and when it’s lost; it can lead to all sorts of problems. Sense of worthlessness and even suicidal thoughts are often present.
More ripple effects of breakups due to infidelity include the following:
• Sustained Instability
• Lost Sense Of Trust
• Withholding Intimacy
• Anger And Revenge
• Resentment
• Emotional Wreck
Marriage failure as a result of affair in marriage is century old sad aspects of marriage that most would rather not deal with. Unfortunately human beings are creature of habits, and infidelity sadly is part of our makeup, and will remain with us for generations to come.
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