After the Affair
by Janis Abrahms Spring
A three-stage recovery for both partners: normalising feelings, deciding whether to recommit, and rebuilding trust and intimacy, with the hurt and unfaithful partner each addressed. Widely assigned by therapists.
Read it if…
an affair has happened and you are deciding what next.
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Skip it if…
you want prevention; see Not Just Friends.
Try instead: How Can I Forgive You? →
Three things you will actually use
- Both partners have work to do.
- Trust is rebuilt by behaviour over time.
- Deciding to stay is a decision, not a default.
Do this first
Read stage one; do not skip to the decision.
Our verdict
Three stages after the affair.
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