I do know that if I discovered he'd had an affair I'd probably make his life hell. Even if I didn't leave, he'd probably leave me because I'd never let him forget it. Sharon's attitude is angry, vengeful, and unforgiving. And she is only discussing a hypothetical situation. Reports show that merely thirty-five percent of marriages survive an affair.
Many women suspect that something is amiss.
Even so, finally knowing a spouse is involved in an affair may prove more difficult to handle than those niggling suspicions. They feel pain, powerlessness, anger, and grief over love betrayed. Some women, however, never sense the impending blow. Yes, their husbands worked later hours, or took longer business trips. But there were no arguments, they made love weekly, and they ate Sunday dinners together.