BONSERNEWS.com – One mistake in a relationship that is very difficult to fix is cheating. Whether you’ve been married for decades or you’ve only been dating for a few months, cheating can still hurt.
Finding your partner cheating on you can rock your world and be an emotionally devastating experience for you and your family. Not just betrayal, infidelity can raise many other concerns about your home life, future, and even your health.
What should you do if you find out your partner is having an affair? Here are 13 things you can do according to mental health experts!
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Cheated on by a Partner? Here Are 13 Things You Must Do to Deal With It, Don’t Make a Misstep!
1. Take a breath and allow yourself to cry or scream
Please take a moment to get everything off your chest instead of holding it all in and letting your anger and hatred simmer unchecked.
“A lot of people don’t give themselves the space and time to just be in the emotion and feel it,” Piper S. Grant, a licensed clinical psychologist, sex therapist, and relationship expert, tells SheKnows. “So if you need to scream, scream — but scream into the pillow, not at your partner. If you need to cry, then let yourself sob it up.”
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Finding out that the partner you love has cheated on you can be painful, and it’s an important part of starting to heal from your wound.
2. Call a trusted friend
During this time, you need people you trust to be around you.
Reach out to friends who you know can always support you and not judge you.
“It’s not uncommon for your friend to act quickly to your rescue and quickly offer suggestions for what you need to do. It can get even more confusing and can actually make it harder to figure out what’s best for you,” says Grant.
3. Try to understand why or how the affair happened
Invite your partner to talk to find out this. Make sure you listen and don’t make assumptions.