

{"id":34197,"date":"2019-02-13T10:02:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T10:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=34197"},"modified":"2023-06-15T07:33:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T07:33:08","slug":"marriage-after-infidelity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/infidelity\/marriage-after-infidelity\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriage After Infidelity Is It Worth It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34199 size-full\" title=\"Marriage After Infidelity Is It Worth It\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Marriage-After-Infidelity-Is-It-Worth-It.jpg\" alt=\"Marriage After Infidelity Is It Worth It\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brain is a wonderful organ, it starts functioning the moment it&rsquo;s created until you fall in love. So your partner<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/love-and-sex-in-the-digital-age\/201407\/dealing-your-partners-infidelity-6-dos-and-donts\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cheated on you, once, or maybe more than once<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and now they promised to change and marry you. And you accept.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of people will say you&rsquo;re an idiot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don&rsquo;t care because you love the person and they don&rsquo;t know your partner as much as you do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will say you&rsquo;re a bigger idiot than they originally thought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such is love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who knows, maybe your partner is sincere and will change. After all, nobody&rsquo;s perfect, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They even promised to marry you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So is it worth it? Marriage after infidelity is a tricky proposition. But if you love the person, forgive and forget, move on and live happily ever after. Just like in the movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only in the movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the real world, it&rsquo;s always a case to case basis, you may be the main character of your own story, but unlike other movie main characters, you are not invulnerable or guaranteed a happy ending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, you don&rsquo;t know yet if you&rsquo;re a character in a love story, a romantic comedy, a tragedy, or a horror thriller.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So is it worth forgiving someone who cheated on you? Of course. Do it, living with hate is not a good way to live.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it worth forgetting about it? No. Your experiences in life make you stronger (and hopefully smarter).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it worth trusting the person again? Yes. If you are not willing to trust them, then don&rsquo;t bother marrying them, in fact, don&rsquo;t even bother staying in a relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it worth marrying them? No. They would first have to show that they really mean it. Getting divorced is kinda expensive. Lawyers make a lot of money fixing other people&rsquo;s mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of mistakes. Let&rsquo;s see if you are making one, here are some of the wrong reasons to get married.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One-of-you-could-be-a-gold-digger\"><\/span>One of you could be a gold digger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some people who marry for money. &nbsp;It happens. It&rsquo;s not something everyone does, but that person who proposed to you after screwing around isn&rsquo;t the first, nor would they be the last to do it.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&rsquo;s face it making money is hard work. If marrying an old person will give you access to a lot of it, kudos to them. There are even people who get into a relationship just for lunch money.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what if it could apply to you, what if the person isn&rsquo;t old money making a person, but a dashing young self-made success. Kinda like that fifty shades guy. Is the person promising you the world because you have money? Are they really in love, or they just want to marry and use you as their personal ATM? So they can use your hard earned money to screw other people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If this applies to you, get a lawyer, sign a lot of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/pre-marriage\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ironclad prenups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That will show their sincerity. It&rsquo;s a Happy ending for the lawyers again.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"They-are-just-giving-you-lip-service\"><\/span>They are just giving you lip service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing what you want to hear is the best way to close a deal. Every good salesman, con artist, and prostitute have mastered this art form. And a cheater is a one of a kind of jerk that&rsquo;s all of the above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So consider the situation, is it a one time spur of the moment deal, or are they, habitual offenders? Are they just caught up in an unfortunate situation and suffered a lapse of judgment, or did they do it on purpose and part of their personality?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of people marry because of false promises. They do it just to keep the other person happy. They want to feed your delusion that you&rsquo;re the perfect couple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what does any of this got to do with you?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It means believing what a cheater says does make you an idiot. If they want to change, they can do it without getting married.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So before you engage in anything that would make lawyers very happy. Have the cheater prove that they can make you happy first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And no, it doesn&rsquo;t include marrying you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You-want-to-show-the-world-that-everything-is-peachy\"><\/span>You want to show the world that everything is peachy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34200 size-full\" title=\"You want to show the world that everything is peachy\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/You-want-to-show-the-world-that-everything-is-peachy.jpg\" alt=\"You want to show the world that everything is peachy\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of partners marry, stay married, or just stay with a cheating partner because they don&rsquo;t want the world to know that their relationship is not as perfect as they want it to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s because a lot of people believe in the theory that illusion is better than the truth. This is why things like make-up, push-up bras, and democracy exist.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So people continue on with a toxic relationship just for show, because what others perceive is more important than what really happens behind closed doors.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may find it stupid, but the world turns because of illusions. If the masses learn that Dumbledore is Gay and where your tax money is really spent civilization will fall into anarchy overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So people<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/cope-when-spouse-is-unfaithful-2300654\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forgive and forget cheaters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because it&rsquo;s the fastest way to keep the world turning. If nobody knows there&rsquo;s a problem, then people will go on with their lives instead of spending hours on end in social media giving their two cents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you&rsquo;re the kind of person that&rsquo;s you&rsquo;re willing to live inside a toxic relationship and sacrifice yourself so the world will keep turning, then go ahead. Don&rsquo;t expect any medals for your actions. Nobody gets credit for ignoring problems, except maybe politicians.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So-what-is-marriage-after-infidelity\"><\/span>So what is marriage after infidelity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something stupid. Yeah, we have been over that. It is also love, illusion, and sacrifice. The same can be said for jumping over grenades, protecting people from criminals for low wages, and teaching in high school.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So-is-it-worth-it\"><\/span>So is it worth it?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decide, it will require<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/infidelity\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lot of sacrifice on your end<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Is your relationship worth your dignity, self-worth, and loyalty? Probably, especially if there are children involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you value yourself as a person who doesn&rsquo;t deserve to be treated like a tool then that person isn&rsquo;t even worth your time now, not to mention a promise of your entire future until death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So draw a line, is your worth as a person more important than your relationship. Only you can answer that question.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brain is a wonderful organ, it starts functioning the moment it&rsquo;s created until you fall in love. So your partner cheated on you, once, or maybe more than once, and now they promised to change and marry you. And you accept. A lot of people will say you&rsquo;re an idiot. You don&rsquo;t care because you love the person and they don&rsquo;t know your partner as much as you do. They will say you&rsquo;re a bigger idiot than they originally thought. Such is love. Who knows, maybe your partner is sincere and will change. After all, nobody&rsquo;s perfect, right? 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