Key points
Giving yourself time to grieve can help you release feelings of shame and disappointment.
Support can ease pain and isolation, while boundaries and distance can create space for healing.
Hard truths inspire growth so that you can trust yourself and love confidently in the future.
Discovering your partner has cheated is a reality that doesn’t discriminate. It affects the rich and the poor, the young and the old, the famous and the unknown. Appearance? Doesn’t matter, either. In a world where private matters often make headlines , it can feel ubiquitous.
So can the feelings of embarrassment that tend to follow such a revelation, even if the circle of people who are in the know is small. A frequent response to cheating, feelings of shame and self-consciousness can quickl