You always said that you’d be out if your partner ever had an affair.

You really meant it.

But now that it’s actually happened to you, you’re not so certain.

If every relationship goes through harmony, disharmony, and repair, an affair can be to the relationship like taking a hammer to a piece of ceramic – completely shattering everything that the couple has known their relationship to be. And, to be clear, there’s a long road of repair ahead for the couple who decides to work on the relationship, so it’s understandable that not every couple chooses to.