How to cope with BETRAYAL
Affairs, sadly, are more common than most of us would like to think. A 2015 YouGov study reveals that one in five British adults admit to infidelity, while one in three have considered it. Not surprisingly, adultery is one of the most common reasons cited for divorce. While we tend to focus on the sexual liaison, for many, the emotional duplicity is what makes a betrayal so painful.
Our case study, Claire, is not alone in having been betrayed. But her case is doubly tragic. She’s first been cheated on by her husband, to whom she made vows she believed were lifelong. She’s also been betrayed by a friend she’s known for most of her life.
Claire loses not only her husband, but her faith in partnership, in friendship – and likely, for a while, in herself.
As our advice panel shows, there are ways to cope and, while affairs
