Trusting and Loving After Dishonesty
Trusting and Loving After Dishonesty
We love what we do, dating our spouses and providing all of our fabulous readers with ideas to help strengthen their marriages is a passion of ours that we don’t take lightly. Living in a world where marriage is sometimes not as highly valued as it should be, we are proud to represent strong marriages and help all of those around us try to strengthen theirs as well. Sometimes, however, it takes more than just a fun date night {or two} to get your marriage back on track. Unfortunately, there are topics that have to be tackled that are very tender and we do so with the utmost respect as possible. With that being said today’s post is about Learning How to Trust After ______. You fill in the blank. Pretty much, learning how to trust after any situation that has made you, for whatever reason, doubt the trust that you and your spouse have in one another.
Let’s Tackle It Head-On
Let’s Tackle It Head-On
As we pour through our Dear Diva letters every month, it breaks our hearts when we come upon letters asking us how in the world they are supposed to trust their spouse again. So many of these have come up that we wanted to tackle this topic head-on and let all of our readers know that we truly feel for you and there are steps that you can take to getting your marriage back to not only where you were before but hopefully even better! “Trust is at the core of all meaningful relationships. Without trust there can be no giving, no bonding, no risk-taking.”a
Identify the Problem
Identify the Problem
Plan to Change
Plan to Change
Healing Takes Time
Healing Takes Time
Identify the Why
Identify the Why
Acknowledge the Good
Acknowledge the Good
Set Boundaries
Set Boundaries
“Trust is the belief that your spouse won’t do anything to hurt you and will be honest with you. It assumes a level of care that forms a protective envelope around you.”e
Express Your Love
Express Your Love
GET PROFESSIONAL HELP FROM A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
GET PROFESSIONAL HELP FROM A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
If the trust in your marriage has been destroyed due to an affair, it’s very likely that you’ll need professional help from a trained psychologist and marriage counselor to heal your marriage. If BOTH of you are committed to restore your marriage after infidelity, we highly recommend Dr. Wyatt Fisher’s Affair Recovery Program! It is well worth the investment, and you can use the code “Divas” to get $50 off. Looking for more tips on how to help your marriage? Check out these phenomenal posts. 12 Books That Will Transform Your Marriage How Pornography Affects Marriage 16 Ways to Protect Your Marriage from Infidelity
While we would love to say that we are experts in all things marriage there are many out there more studied than we are. We have turned to multiple resources for this post, here is a list of our resources. a. psychology today.com b. growthtrac.com c. imom.com d. ldsmag.com e. marriagebuilders.com
