Struggling With Infidelity?

When it comes to cheating, two wrongs don't make a right. In fact, retaliation often leads to guilt, more hard feelings and a bigger emotional mess to clean up. You can't keep someone who doesn't want to stay, and trying is unhealthy. If you're struggling with infidelity in your relationship, tell us your story.

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I am the same Diana that was on the show one of the other ladies was talking about with Kyla on it. I am that "gentlemans" wife. I never said (or meant to imply) that he hadn't contacted her. I had read all the e-mails and knew there where communications both ways. Like they said on the show she might have entered our relationship with an invitation but she still entered it.He called her and brought her into our relationship and apperently said things to her which lead her to beleive she was welcome but AFTER he expressed to her that he did not want to speak to her anymore she would not let it go. She kept caling and kept having random family members and friends contact me and him mostly threw our myspace pages. Even after we taped the show. Watching the show I relized that it came across that I put all of the blame on her and that is not what I intended.She has no alligence or loyalty to me he does and he betrayed that but in my opinion she has some culpability as well. SHE chose to keep calling, SHE chose to accept his phone calls , SHE chose to put those comments on his page. She is not as innocent as she tried to portray herself. It is impossible to show everything about the situation in a small segment. I don't know if it is in her character to come between a couples relationship or not and I am glad that is not the person you know her to be but she did in our case.

my husband of 17 years cheated on me for 3 months while he was out state working(he would fly home every 3 weeks for 2 days),I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE WHEN HIS CELL PHONE RANG AND HE HAD TO GO OUTSIDE BECAUSE NO SERVICE INSIDE ,NOT ALL THE TIME ONLY CERTAIN TIMES FINALLY A YEAR LATER HE GOT A CALL TALKED 6 MINUTES TOLD ME IT WAS HIS BOSS,I CHECKED HIS PHONE LAST NUMBER ON WAS HIS BOSS BUT IT 4 HOURS PRIOR AND ONLY FOR 1MINUTE 34SECONDS LAST CALL I CHECKED WAS UNAVIABLE FOR 6 MINUTES SO I BUSTED HIM IT TOOK HIM A WEEK TO ADMIT IT ,WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE A WEEK LATER BECAUSE IN MY HEART I KNEWIT ADMITED TO ME HE DID HAVE AN AFFAIR BUT IT WAS OVER IN FEB.WHEN HE CAME HOME FOR GOOD,WHY WAS SHE CALLING TILL SEPT.I AM VERY UNHAPPY BUT WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN AGES 10-16 WHO WERE VERY UPSET WHEN I FOUND OUT AND TRIED TO LEAVE.HE STILL WORKS OUT OF TOWN NOT AS FAR BUT HE DRIVES 2 HOURS EACH DAY TO WORK AND 2 HOURS BACK. SINCE AUG,05BUT I ALSO KNOW ABOUT HIS 5 MONTHS OUT OF TOWN BEFORE HE STARTED COMMING HOME EACH DAY BUT I AM TAKING IT I TRAMP AT A TIME .I AM GETTING EVEN

I watched the infidelity show yesterday, and was surprised to see Kyla on there. I personally know her and she is not one to break up a relationship. I 100% believe her when she said that the gentleman is contacting her.

Infidelity and Anger: After 10 years together, four mos. ago I walked into a bedroom at my husbands manfriends house to discover them having sex. My husband is not a verbal man. His manfriend has provided me with their long-term background.

For the last 5 years my husband and I have has a dysfunctional sexual relationship. I thought it was my fault or that my husband was experiencing erectile dysfunction. Imagine my pain at the loss of my sexual activity during these past years only to discover the infidelity and lack of faith, trust, and friendship with my husband.

The irony: My husband rescued me from a previous ten year relationship to a man with whom we had a supposed "open relationship" until it became physically abusive when I would not pursue other men or agree to participate in "sharing" (though I did not inhibit him from doing so on his own).

Now, my husband and his "guyfriend" have solved their version of this recently discovered problem by including me in their sexual encounters (that I know of). They each travel enough to have many opportunities to exclude me.

I can't identify my true feelings. When "in Rome" live "in Rome"? I am trapped emotionally and financially, and very worried that suppressing my anger will endanger us all.

My simmering rage recently caused me to slash my husband with a "box cutter" ... yet he does not talk. Revengefully I feel like searching other sources for sexual encounters. How many wrongs can ever make this right and/or safer for them (and me too)??

Do men experience the same difficulties in similar scenario's ... gender reversed? Jealousy, anger, and reprisal??

I watched the show today and I just wanted to say. Once a cheater always a cheater. I've been through two cheating husbands. I know it's not me, it them. The poor babies don't get enough attention after you marry them, have children, clean there house, do there laundry. Cater to them. Women are tired. So they go searching. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate men. They just can't think with the right part, brain!

I wish I could have seen this episode. I barely missed it!

My boyfriend & I have had some trust issues in our relationship, because when we started dating, we were both cheating on people for each other. We both felt bad about it, but we were so drawn to each other. We were both in bad relationships we just didn't have the guts to leave until we found each other and wanted to be together more than anything. Now I think how we got started, causes a few problems in our relationship with trust. But I don't regret anything that happened. Just wish I had some help.

I watched the infidelity show today, and the last guest is lucky to be alive. In Durham, NC, a NCCU grad student was just killed by her boyfriend's exgirlfriend. She was arrested and charged with murder on yesterday.The exgirlfriend traveled from Greensboro to Durham, to lay in wait to shoot the NCCU student. Our young men need to be more honest, in their relationships. There are a lot of sick people functioning without help in our society today. The guest did not seem to understand how close she came to death. This could have turned out like the NCCU student's (Denita Smith) death. Dr. Keith does a great job trying to enlighten peole and I enjoy watching his show. Keep up the good work!

I have been struggling with infidelity for 21 years!!! I have three beautiful children and I don't know why I stay in this situation. What draws me to him? I want to get out, but I am afraid of starting over.

I lived with this girl for a year,but now have broken up and she won't return my things.I'VE been gone for over two years and I'am almost sure shenhas been cheating on me,and now is threatening with diffrent things and I'am wondering whats the best thing to do?

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