Mending a Marriage after Infidelity Takes Forgiveness

Posted on August 13, 2008
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Marriages can be saved after infidelity. Here are some links:

The Mayo Clinic offers advice on what to do about infidelity and how to mend a marriage after an affair. Mayo Clinic Infidelity Advice

WebMD also offers advice on repairing marriages. Marriages do survive infidelity, but it takes courage to forgive someone who violates the marriage vows. Overcoming Infidelity

Mending and Forgiving: The secret to overcoming the sting of infidelity is forgiveness. Think Love, Not Divorce In Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth he talked about the essence of marriage with journalist Bill Moyers some years ago. He called ”loyalty” the essence of marriage — “not cheating, not defecting — through whatever trials or suffering, you remain true.”

Bill Moyers said: “In marriage, every day you love, and every day you forgive. It is an ongoing sacrament — love and forgiveness.”