My husband and I have been together for 8 years and married for 2. He is the most loving and caring person I have ever met and is the first person to love me unconditionally. I love him with all my heart and always will.
I still cheated. 9 months ago I cheated with a mutual friend whilst my husband was asleep in our bedroom. Two weeks later I met up with the guy and did it again. I disgustingly allowed my husband to drive me to the tram stop and pick me up when I was meeting this OM. We also exchanged sexual text messages and emails. These stopped after a few weeks and then restarted again a few months later. Whilst I didn't want to meet up with the OM again I engaged in flirtatious and sexual messages because I was fearful that he would tell my husband. Thankfully, the messages just stopped by me just being courteous and pretending like nothing happened and going back to how we interacted before we had slept together.
Then, my husband and I decided to try for a baby, we had worked very hard and sacrificed a lot for many years so we could be in a position to raise a child, and now we are. I became pregnant very quickly and was over joyed. Yes I was feeling guilty before I became pregnant, but continued to justify not coming clean to my husband by saying "I deserved this guilt, I need to live with it and I can not risk causing him so much pain".
When I became pregnant however, I was consumed with guilt and anxiety. I would look and my husband and be disgusted with myself at what I had done. I still kept it from him for three more months. I promised I would be the wife he deserved me to be, and actively made changes to improve our relationship (although constant morning sickness got in the way a little). As my health began to suffer I became worried about our baby's health and realised I needed to show my husband the respect I didn't show him when I strayed. I knew that for us to be a strong and healthy family, I needed to be open and honest with him. I told him what I had done 3 days ago and understandably he is devastated.
I could talk about how I cheated because; our sex life at home wasn't great, or because of my lack of self worth, respect and self-esteem[b/] but I know that none of these can justify my hurting the most important person in my life.
He has agreed to go to counselling and we have an appointment in a few days. I know it is I that have put us in this position and I am willing to work at changing my behaviour and becoming the wife I want to be. I want to explore the reasons why I did this and overcome them so that he will eventually regain trust and love for me. I am prepared to do what it takes to rebuild our marriage.
I am distraught at the pain, hurt and anger I have caused him and can't begin to understand how much he must hate me right now. Thought of this being on his mind daily and effecting his sleep is killing me and I can't imagine what it is like for him.
I am writing a journal directed at him daily, to demonstrate my remorse and express what I will do to get us through this. He says he does still love me and wants to be with me. He hasn't read the journal yet and I understand that at the minute what it is, is just "words" and that it is my behaviour that will prove I am remorseful and have learnt from my mistakes. I am telling him constantly that I love him, how special he is and how much he means to me. I am showing him affection, which at times is rejected and I understand why. I have and will continue to be open and honest with the questions he has as I know we need to do this if we are to move forward, despite the my shame, disgust and embarrassment. I am asking him a lot if he wishes to talk about it, or has any questions.
I so desperately want to be able to help him heal and re-build our marriage but I am not sure how best to go about it. Am I doing the right things?
I look at him daily and realise how wonderful a father he will be and I want us to be able to raise our child together in a loving happy home. I have realised the selfless love he has always given and how so very important he is to me. I know I did wrong and people are right to judge me, but any advice you have on what I need to do to help him through this would be really
appreciated.