Some people think so.
It s not uncommon to hear statements like, If my wife ever did that to me, she would be out the door so fast it would make her head spin. And yet, when an affair actually happens, often just the opposite occurs. Fear over the imminent break-up of the marriage prompts the betrayed partner to work even harder to keep things together. Although friends and family may brand the wounded spouse as foolish and urge him or her to get on with your life, the bond to the marital partner is so strong the wounded spouse will go to great lengths to wait out the partner s indiscretion and win him or her back. While an article of this length cannot cover all the nuances of infidelity, it will attempt to lay out some fundamental information about affairs and offer guidance to those working with couples and families.