Welcome to the
Marriage Builders® Discussion Forum

This is a community where people come in search of marriage related support, answers, or encouragement. Also, information about the Marriage Builders principles can be found in the books available for sale in the Marriage Builders® Bookstore.
If you would like to join our guidance forum, please read the Announcement Forum for instructions, rules, & guidelines.
The members of this community are peers and not professionals. Professional coaching is available by clicking on the link titled Coaching Center at the top of this page.
We trust that you will find the Marriage Builders® Discussion Forum to be a helpful resource for you. We look forward to your participation.
Once you have reviewed all the FAQ, tech support and announcement information, if you still have problems that are not addressed, please e-mail the administrators at mbrestored@gmail.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 2
D
Junior Member
Junior Member
D Offline
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 2
I caught my husband in a hotel room with one of my coworkers. The anger felt at 4 am, I can still feel today. This happened back in April of 2000. I feel hurt and angry everytime I can't reach him, and wonder who he is with this time? He said it was a one night, one time fling, and blames alcohol because they were both drunk. He said he doesn't remember anything that even happened. Said he was too drunk to remember, but that he is sorry. Yet he was able to drive his way there and pay for the room. I have tried to forgive over that past year and a half, but I know I have definately not forgotten. I can picture both of them in the bed like it was yesterday. There are some days since then where I would like to get on a plane and keep going, and other days I am willing to stay and work at this relationship. WE no longer frequent the tavern and our friends? that this tramp is from. I can't stand the fact that people watched them leave together.
My husband joined AA that night and not has drank since as far as I know. The lies before this were too numerous to count, he said he was covering up his drinking problem. And, I will say he was quite often hammered. I was with him earlier that night before this happened, but went home because I was feeling ill. He said he was leaving right behind me. That never happened. I woke up at 4 am and he wasn't home. I got in my car and started looking for him. I tried his phone and pager-- no answer. I found his truck outside a local hotel, found out the room number, and broke the door down. I could have physically hurt both, but refrained because I had children , me in jail wasn't worth it.<p>He feels because I am still here, everything is ok. Well, it's not. I still feel hurt, and everytime he is late, or doesn't call, I just get a sick feeling in my stomach. Our sex life was terrible, but has gotten better, but on the most part, I have a very hard time remaining focused on the present, and not what occured that night while we are making love. I have had calls from strangers saying not to believe him, He said it people just trying to make trouble and to believe him. But after all the lies and deceit, I don't know who to believe. <p>I am afraid to trust him after all that has happened. I know time does heal all wounds, but is he the salt that keeps feeding the wound he opened? I can use any suggestions you may have. I can't continue this charade like everything is okay when it is not. <p> [img]images/icons/confused.gif" border="0[/img]

Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,196
H
Member
Member
H Offline
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,196
Decieved-<p>Sorry to hear that the wounds still hurt. I've been enduring lies and secrets myself. Besides the A, my W tells me she has been looking for a long time and has not been happy in our M for a long time. My W (the WS) feels that she can compartmentalize things in her own mind and deal with things herself without me knowing about them. She had felt she could take knowledge of the A to the grave with her. She continues the secrecy and her job situation makes it even worse.<p>You are not in a good situation. Wounds won't heal if you keep picking at them. You need to move on and not keep worrying about the past. It sounds good that your H is getting help. There probably are a lot of things that your H hasn't told you about--but are you going to let these continue bother you or are you going to work on recovery?<p>The best thing that could happen would be for you and your H to agree to work on making a happy and healthy marriage. If you were in this situation, the past would not bother you as much.<p>Read as much as possible on this site. I think it would help you (and your H) if you could go over the Emotional Needs and the Love Busters Questionnaires. These will help you guys pin point what you need to work on to make the spouse happy. A happy spouse will not look to decieve their spouse. They will only be looking for ways to make their spouse happy.<p>Is counseling with Steve Harley or Jenn Chalmers a possibility? A few sessions with them might get you guys on the right track. Their counseling isn't necessarily designed to overcome affairs or the past but focuses on building a strong and happy marriage that both partners are enthusiastic about.<p>Anyway, I don't like to read about one more person having problems in their marriage so I wish you the best. I'm still working on recovery with my WW so you can take the advice for what you wish. The people here on this site will listen to you vent and provide advice. Best to you.<p>HoFS


Moderated by  Fordude 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Search
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 273 guests, and 28 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
Countfunkula, mollye14, Pansu, sakyt, George Mixflicke
72,372 Registered Users
Latest Posts
Forum Statistics
Forums67
Topics133,659
Posts2,323,613
Members72,372
Most Online9,682
May 13th, 2026
deneme bonusu
Building Marriages That Last A Lifetime
Copyright © 2025, Marriage Builders, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Site Navigation
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 8.0.0