09/23/2025
There are often mental, emotional and physical effects from infidelity or betrayal trauma. More recent research is finding there is significant trauma when a partner is betrayed, unlike the old model which treated the partner as complicit. You are not to blame for a partner's betrayal. I'm not saying that you are perfect. I'm saying that even if there are significant issues in your relationship, your partner has choices other than infidelity: they can just tolerate the issues; they can ask for couples counseling; or they can leave....
There are often mental, emotional and physical effects from infidelity or betrayal trauma. More recent research is finding there is significant trauma when a partner is betrayed, unlike the old mod…
