Same Secret Shatters Our Second Chance

DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I have been married nearly 15 years and have three young children. Until about five years ago, I would have described our marriage as good. Then he suffered an injury that left him with chronic pain and depression and caused him to emotionally withdraw from me -- while I carried the extra household, yard and child care burdens he couldn’t help with anymore and battled my own anxiety.

A few months ago, things came to a head. So I looked at his phone without his permission and discovered he’d been hiding heavy drinking and was having an emotional affair with a co-worker. We had a painful conversation and agreed to recommit to each other, and he promised to end the relationship with her for my sake. He asked me to respect his

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