Deep Dive: Staying Married After Infidelity

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🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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When a couple with young kids comes to me for help after an infidelity, I’m going to ask if it was a one-time thing or a pattern of behavior. It's also important to know HOW the affair ended. Did they stop just because they got caught? Did the other person do the dumping? Or did your spouse come to his or her senses? These details matter because, when children are involved, it’s not so simple to walk away. Your kids will suffer greatly. If we’re not talking about a gross pattern of behavior and if there is remorse and a sincere desire to repair the damage, I’m likely going to suggest you stay and try to work on the marriage. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:24.0	When a couple with young kids comes to me for help after an infidelity, I'm going to ask,
0:29.3	is this a one-time thing or a pattern of behavior?
0:33.1	It's also important to know how the affair ended.
0:36.4	Did they stop simply because they got caught?
0:39.0	Did the other person do the dumping? Or did your spouse come to his or her senses?
0:44.3	These details matter. Because when children are involved, it's not so simple to walk away.
0:50.8	Your kids will suffer greatly. If we're not talking about a gross pattern of behavior,
0:56.3	and there is true remorse and a sincere desire to repair the damage,
1:00.8	I'm likely going to suggest you stay and try to work on the marriage.
1:05.6	That was the advice I gave to Mary earlier this year when she called me about her cheating husband.
1:11.9	A few months later, she wrote to me asking for words of encouragement, not just from me,
1:18.2	but from my listeners. Her request turned into this fascinating hour of calls from women who
1:25.4	chose to stay in the marriage after infidelity.
1:32.5	Okay.
1:35.0	Here we go.
1:36.4	Hello, Dr. Laura.
1:37.5	Thank you for being on the radio.
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