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My story is a long one, I will try to keep it short for all of you, but feel free to ask anything.
Hubby & I have been married 10 yrs, after dating for 1 year. During our dating period, he was the most generous caring person I had ever meet, & truly felt as if he was my prince.<p>Within 2 months after wedding, hubby was cheating, I have only recently found out about this one. She had a child & hubby could possibly be father.<p>Approximatly 2 yrs later I caught hubby with another woman, evidence was overwelming, but didn't catch him in the actuall act itself. After confronting hubby, he denied & continued to see OW. Told H how much this bothered me, begged him to quit, but H kept stating that he did not want to be rude. He finally stopped when i threatened to leave.<p>since then there have been several "one-nighters" or short lived affairs. I have told H that I have a hard time trusting him, & have tried many times to talk to him, he continues to deny anything. He says he does not want anyone else, does not want me to leave, etc.<p>I had often thought that if I could catch H in the act, he would have to admit, & could rebuild. Lately I have begun to wander if he ever did admit, would I ever be able to really trust him again, after so many years of lying, & that the only confession would be because of being caught, & not guilt.<p>I truley belive that H still loves me, & does not want to see it end, neither do I, but I can't go on like this. I have told him that if only he would be honest I would forgive & go on with the marriage, but he refuses, even refuses consuling. Is there any way to save this marriage?<p>Anyone have any help for me on this? The pain I feel is almost unbearable, can't eat, can't sleep, cry all the time. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

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Hi KTF,<p>Welcome to MB... I'm sorry that you are hurting, but can definitely relate to what your going through right now.<p>Have you read all of the articles here on the MB web site? If not, I would suggest that you read everything that you can find here and get a copy of the book Torn Asunder by Dave Carder.<p>It sounds like you need to get some Marriage Counseling either with or without your husband... You can't change him... you can only change yourself.<p>Read as much as you can and try to find a good marriage counselor.<p>Take care,
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Hi,<p>Your story is heartwrenching. Unfortunately very very common story. You are in great pain. A good MC will help along with a visit to your doctor to ask for assistance in dealing with depression. <p>Read the basic concepts section. The books survivng an affair, his needs/her needs are both good. Also the book Love must be tough by Dr, James Dobson is good. <p>Your H needs help but you need to strengthen yourself first. Pray for a clear mind and a calm heart. Then learn your rights and options in your state. Base it all on the worse case secenario and then see where you want to be. <p>This will take some time and the effort will help you keep things in better perspective. 10 years is a long time to be dealing with these types of issues. <p>take care,
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