What happens when the affair or adultery ends? Based on the various studies and research conducted, the likelihood of an affair leading to marriage isn’t very probable. With the odds against affairs and adultery ending in marriage for cheating couples, what do they do when their infidelity leads them to divorce and eventually to re-enter the world of dating and re-marriage?

For cheaters, what do their dating and future marriage prospects look like? How do they explain their infidelity and adultery to their dates and potential future spouses? Are they honest about their infidelity in their past? Do they feel they need to lie about their past marriage and infidelity?

For those cheaters who are honest in their dating, do most of their dates and potential future spouses feel confident in their character to believe they would be faithful in a future marriage even though statistically speaking cheaters are three times more likely to cheat again in marriage than those who have never cheated? How difficult is it for former cheaters to find someone who is willing to accept them and their increased risk of infidelity as future spouses when they have already proven unfaithful and untrustworthy?

Good marriages and romantic relationships are built on love, trust, respect, and integrity. At best, former cheaters may have the ‘love’ part down in a new relationship but they have broken the sacred trust and respect of marriage through a past affair. Those who engaged in affairs and infidelity proved they weren’t trustworthy, or respectable, and were without integrity. How do cheaters move on and do their potential future spouses have confidence that they will not cheat on them?

Recovering From Infidelity

If you have experienced infidelity-induced trauma caused by the emotional and sexual betrayal of your spouse, there is hope! If you are a child affected by parental infidelity, there is hope! There is hope if you are a spouse who has betrayed your marriage’s trust, love, and fidelity! We recommend that you seek support through professional counseling and therapy and groups dedicated to supporting you through this traumatic journey. You are not alone and recovery and healing are possible!

Share Your Story

The CHADIE Foundation shares personal stories of spouses and children impacted by infidelity and affairs. If you have a story you want to share and have published, please use the contact information below to share your story with The CHADIE Foundation. Our mission is to help educate everyone about the damage infidelity, affairs, and adultery cause families and how to minimize the impact.

About CHADIE Foundation

The CHADIE Foundation (Children are Harmed by Adultery, Divorce, Infidelity, and related Emotional trauma), helps spouses, partners, and children who adultery, affairs, and infidelity have negatively impacted. To learn more about CHADIE and how you can help, please email us at support@chadie.org or visit us at CHADIE.org.