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My partner had an affair and I don't know how to cope. Can you help?
Betrayal in a relationship causes a lot of pain, hurt and confusion. It certainly is emotionally upsetting and draining. Some people or couples never recover from that and it ultimately leads to the breakdown of their relationship. Others hang in there and work it through over a long period of time with the help of a counsellor. Rebuilding the trust in a relationship after an affair can be a daunting prospect, and would need a commitment to the relationship from both you and your partner.
You and your partner may want to consider counselling to discuss your feelings and to gain an understanding of yourselves and your situation and your needs within your relationship which will strengthen your capacity to make choices and your ability to achieve goals.
Counselling can help couples to:
- understand the relationship they have
- discover why they chose each other in the first place
- find out what they wanted from their relationship and from each other
- understand how they contributed to whatever their relationship has become
- discuss what they feel about each other now
- decide what they are prepared to do to make it work.
If you would like to book a counselling appointment, please contact the Relationships Australia office in your state or territory.
Canberra and Region
