Does an Affair Always Destroy a Marriage?

Affairs usually happen because for one partner “needs are not being met,” according to Marty Miller, a licensed marriage and family counselor in Shreveport. To deal with the affair, he suggests, it is necessary to understand why it happened.

The most difficult obstacle in overcoming an affair is to heal the breach of trust. Leesa Sitter, a licensed clinical social worker, explains that “healing after an affair does not occur overnight,” but “marriage can survive an affair.”

Recovering can take a lot of time and takes true commitment. Kimberly McClelland, also a licensed clinical social worker, explains that infidelity is an opportunity for both partners to focus on the marriage and make it “the priority.”

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