Marriage Counseling- What Would You Do If You Discovered Your Spouse Cheating
Released on = February 13, 2006, 8:31 am
Press Release Author = MarriageAdvice.com
Industry = Consumer Services
Press Release Summary = MarriageAdvice.com, The Leading Marriage Advice Website
Reveals the Shocking Results from a Recent Online Poll About Infidelity in Marriage
Press Release Body = What do these celebrities have in common?
Britney Spears and Jason Allen Alexander
Robin Givens and Mike Tyson
Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage
Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman
Seeking a divorce in record time!
There are always headlines about the latest celebrity couple that is splitting up.
They spout a variety of reasons from trivial to serious for their divorce. However,
it seems that looking for grounds for divorce is their first option rather than
conflict resolution.
A recent poll conducted by MarriageAdvice.com found that 56% of the respondents
would rather try and work through the problem of an unfaithful spouse, than divorce
them as their first option.
The poll asked, "What Would You Do If You Discovered Your Spouse Was Cheating On
You?" Of the 751 respondents, 37% said they would get counseling, 19% said they
would forgive their spouse, and 37% said they would seek a divorce.
So how do we keep our marriages in tack when a spouse has committed one of the
greatest sins of the marriage commandments?
Beth Young, Senior Editor at MarriageAdvice.com responded, "An unfaithful spouse has
trampled their marriage vows and it will be difficult to trust them for a long time.
Whether we have invested a few months or decades into our marriage relationship, we
need to seriously consider the value of our investment.
If we value our relationship, then we are less likely to look at divorce as the
first option when facing the heartache of an unfaithful spouse. Although there is
NEVER any justification for infidelity, this could act as a wake up call to try and
determine why the spouse was looking elsewhere.
After this painful mistake is worked through, and sincere efforts are made by both
spouses, they may find that their marriage is stronger and their communication much
better. Of course, I'm not suggesting that infidelity is a good way to strengthen
your marriage, but the steps taken to repair the marriage are of value at all times
in any marriage."
It should warm our heart to know that the majority of the respondents are willing to
work through this serious threat to their marriage rather than throw in the towel.
In the wise words of Robert Anderson, "In every marriage more than a week old, there
are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for
marriage."
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