I'm just wondering how or if my marriage can move forward after my wife's affair of over six years.

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Non-Anxious Life

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Why it worked

The video uses a high-stakes, emotionally charged story that captures immediate attention, while the host's empathetic and authoritative response provides a compelling resolution that resonates with viewers.

Summary

A man shares his painful story of discovering his wife's long-term affair with multiple friends during a counseling session with Dr. John Delony. The video highlights the emotional toll of betrayal and the host's validation of the man's restraint and maturity.

Structure

1Man recounts his wife's long-term affair with multiple friends
2Host validates the man's pain and confirms his feelings of betrayal
3Discussion of the man's restraint in not seeking violent revenge
4Host emphasizes the man's worth and maturity

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The book 'Non-Anxious Life' by Dr. John Delony is visible on the shelf behind the host throughout the video.

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wondering how or if my marriage can move forward after my wife's affair of over six years with somebody who claimed to be my best friend and several of my other friends Dude, I'm sorry, man How long have you all been married we've been married since 2016 So she's been having an affair almost the whole time Yeah, well over well over half emotionally it started probably 2018 and then didn't get physical until late 2019 Do you have kids Yeah, we've got an eight-year-old and three four-year-olds Three four-year-olds because why not right Let's make this as complicated as possible Are you are you confident that they are all yours Yes, I had them tested when shortly after we found out That was August of last year okay I feel like I don't know who she is I feel like I can't trust anything she says when she tells me that she's sorry Both of the things both of those things are true So you're not crazy Yeah, I feel crazy you know My whole Social Circle has been exploded um even outside of this one you know one of my really really good buddies that I grew up with I just found out recently was also involved um this was two weeks ago I found that out so Involved like knew about it but didn't tell you uh knew about it and was also I guess you could say a victim to it or she and him messed around recently Your wife and this guy too Yeah Good God dude I mean yeah they're just I I had to just stop digging a long time ago I didn't want any more names but they just keep coming out and I just I mean your wife slept with your friend back and forth For a long long time Yeah flirt for friends plural Right You had to go get your children tested because of your wife's lack of integrity And by the way let's just put this out there After you've known about this affair y'all separated she didn't have the courage to come say hey he's not the only one Right So it's not like she fell in love with somebody made a terrible long-term mistake She is a liar That's who she is in her in her soul And I That's been my biggest hang-up is just the the disrespect that had to be there for it you know and It's not even disrespect dude it's disregard Like you're not even you're not even worthy of disrespect being like disrespecting you You're worthy of nothing I dude I just I need to hear you say I need you to hear me say you're worth more than that from your friends I applaud you for not being in jail How about that So my therapist says too Good on you Because I visited some homes when people get out of jail and and I go I wouldn't have done that but I get it right like I I get it Yeah that you didn't go knocking on these dude's doors Good on you and I'm glad you didn't that's maturity that many of us don't have

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6 year affair. With his best friend. And several other friends. He had to get his kids tested. And she never once came clean on her own. #truestory #sadstory #betrayal #marriage #affair

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I'm just wondering how or if my marriage can move forward after my wife's affair of over six years with somebody who claimed to be my best friend and several of my other friends. Dude, I'm sorry, man. How long have you all been married? We've been married since 2016. So she's been having an affair almost the whole time. Yeah, well over well over half. Um, emotionally it started probably 2018 and then didn't get physical until late 2019. Do you have kids? Yeah, we've got an eight-year-old and three four-year-olds. Three four-year-olds, because why not, right? Let's make this as complicated as possible. Are you are you confident that they are all yours? Yes, I had them tested when shortly after we found out. That was August of last year. Okay. I feel like I don't know who she is. I feel like I can't trust anything she says when she tells me that she's sorry. Both of the things both of those things are true. So you're not crazy. Yeah, I feel crazy, you know. My whole my whole social circle has been exploded. Um, even outside of this one, you know, one of my really, really good buddies that I grew up with, I just found out recently was also involved. Um, this was two weeks ago I found out that out, so. Involved, like knew about it but didn't tell you? Uh, knew about it and was also I guess you could say a victim to it, or she and him messed around recently. Your wife and this guy, too? Yeah. Good God, dude. I mean, yeah, they're just I I had to stop digging a long time ago. I didn't want any more names, but they just keep coming out. And I just I mean your wife slept with your friend. Back and forth. For a long, long time. Yeah. For friends plural. Right. You had to go get your children tested because of your wife's lack of integrity. And by the way, let's just put this out there. After you've known about this affair, y'all separated, she didn't have the courage to come say, hey, he's not the only one. Right. So it's not like she fell in love with somebody, made a terrible long-term mistake. She is a liar. That's who she is in her in her soul. And I That's been my biggest hang-up is just the the disrespect that had to be there for it, you know. And It's not even disrespect, dude, it's disregard. Like you're not even you're not even worthy of disrespecting you. You're worthy of nothing. I dude, I just I need to hear you say I need you to hear me say, you're worth more than that from your friends. I applaud you for not being in jail. How about that? So my therapist says, too. Good on you. Because I visited some homes when people get out of jail. And and I go, I wouldn't have done that, but I get it. Right? Like I I get it. Yeah. That you didn't go knocking on these dudes' doors. Good on you. And I'm glad you didn't. That's a maturity that many of us don't have.