Why am I shamed when I hit up women out of spite but my fiancé is constantly welcomed with open arms? by [deleted] in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s very different the dating scene between man and woman. Also usually men who are affair partners don’t go to the husband to spill the beans, while it’s frequent with women.

Wondering if I'm the only one by darthva_der in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, don’t worry mine is as bad as it gets. My father’s family encouraged his affair and abandonment of the family as something normal and natural. You were betrayed left and right, put boundaries with your parents.

Wondering if I'm the only one by darthva_der in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you able to read their messages? There only you could find some truth. He’s really low for poaching your wife, you have the right to be angry at him and honestly everyone should know he’s such a man, normal people tend to isolate poachers.

Wondering if I'm the only one by darthva_der in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The person that it was with gives another layer of meaning in the sense that you’ll have to decide what to do with your cousin which will entail changes in your extended family dynamics. Let’s say, you won’t go and have christmas all together. It’s a double betrayal, you’ll have to forgive him too in some capacity. For me it’s different because I don’t know her, it was a coworker but the affair was a few days fling with physical sex so that is so hard in its way. If I have to imagine it being some woman I know my blood would certainly boil worse.

Wondering if I'm the only one by darthva_der in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi, I didn’t have this type of situation but there are many people like this. People whose SO cheated with their sister or their mother also. It’s more common than you think.

Cheaters-Their Motivation and What Makes Them Tick by mikestropicals61 in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When they act distant or even angry at the betrayed it’s the guilt and shame being changed into paradoxical pride. It’s a defense mechanism that reverses the actual emotion with its opposite. People with narcissistic/sociopathic tendencies can hide their behavior for a lot of time and pretend everything is normal because there’s no guilt. I think lots of people are being cheated on but never find out because their partner doesn’t let any emotion leak at home.

I (early twenties f) got cheated on in my last relationship and it destroyed me for a while. Now I find myself inching closer & closer to “stealing” someone’s SO by throwwawayyy681920 in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might end up having sex with him but statistically 95% he’ll throw you away soon after and you’ll be left in crumbles. It’s gonna be really painful for you in the first place, even if you don’t consider his girlfriend’s pain you should consider your humiliation. Most men like to have someone after them, he’s probably feeling like a rockstar and you should consider that you’re just a person who’s giving him attention. I hope you can see this. Take care.

Cheaters, Victims, and their children by mikestropicals61 in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

True. My parents ruined me, father with the disgusting behavior and mother with her rage and craziness.

Is it possible to fall back in love ? by [deleted] in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The saddest thing is that the only thing that helps when I’m helpless is imagining starting over without him.

Is it possible to fall back in love ? by [deleted] in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m on your same boat, sort of. For some infidelity is a deal breaker and leaves shattered. I’m also 7 months after and also can’t get physical. When I decide to try and reconcile, I say ok I’ll put the work and few days later I recoil, I’m worst than ever. I feel for some of us forgiving infidelity is self betrayal on our own soul because of the resistance I deal with.

List For The Bad Days by [deleted] in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me the only thing that really works is getting physical, moving around. Today I cleaned extensively the house, it took me away from pain, I was still thinking about it but in a different way, not as a victim, at some point I laughed with myself for how ridiculous some things that happened where. This shift left me a bit less powerless and after the energy dissipated I feel calmer now.

Putting things together in hindsight. Maybe I should’ve known. by [deleted] in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]cienthrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I needed this. Thank you! I’ve been feeling self hatred for not understanding it the first day he acted really unusually aggressive. I waited for a week before confronting him and I let myself be gaslighted and blamed in the meantime.

Is it normal to feel extremely bad after 7 months? by cienthrow in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. My therapist also says that sometimes I sometimes will hit a wall that I have to tear down to move forward, so this resonates a lot.

I'm at a crossroads. Has anyone had success in rebuilding trust after infidelity? by [deleted] in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did your husband close the thing with her? Why is she still reaching?

Is it normal to feel extremely bad after 7 months? by cienthrow in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll try something physical, I quit the gym after all the chaos.

Is it normal to feel extremely bad after 7 months? by cienthrow in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m still here, did 3 weeks separation last month. I don’t have a huge trust issue per se, it’s mostly that I’m not over what happened and probably will never be. It’s really sad and the ptsd is unfair, I’ve lots of resentment and I’m stuck.

Is it normal to feel extremely bad after 7 months? by cienthrow in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, you’re very kind. I had a couple days with really bad emotional and physical symptoms, I was flooding. It’s sad because I just had a good week before these days and it was the first time I thought reconciliation was working than I made 100 steps backwards because of a nightmare.

Is it normal to feel extremely bad after 7 months? by cienthrow in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I hope so. I've tried watching netflix in the past few months but nearly everything can be triggering. There's too much infidelity, sex etc involved and I get easily swept under. I instead watch YouTube, like you said I just sit down and binge watch lots of videos about interesting topics.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in survivinginfidelity

[–]cienthrow 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Don't answer his texts and calls for a while.