We live in a society in which a person who is motivated enough can find a justification for almost anything they want to do, including being involved in an adulterous marriage, or violating a committed relationship. In fact, there are people who strongly believe that mate poaching is a viable method for finding a long-term mate.
Now, there is that thing called karma, or the universal law of reciprocity that would suggest that any relationship that is built on deception will likely, at some point fold under deception. After all, you reap what you sow, right? However, not everyone believes in karma or the universal law of reciprocity, so let’s take a look at some more practical implications to birthing a relationship from the sands of infidelity.
Trust Issues are Common
One of the most prevalent issues associated with cheating in committed relationships is the development of trust issues. While it may be obvious that the spouse or mate who was the victim of the affair will develop a number of emotional issues, including the difficulty to trust others, what is less known is the difficulty for the new couple to trust one another. However, when a relationship is developed out of deception, suspicion between the two new partners is often extreme. The question arises, “If he cheated with me, what will stop him from cheating on me?”
Where there is no trust, there is no true foundation on which to build — meaning numerous other issues will emerge from this lack of trust that will place an exceptional amount of weight on the relationship.
Statistics are Working Against You
According to relationship expert, Jeff Saunders, the chance of a relationship born out of cheating experiencing any longevity and success is highly unlikely. Saunders says that second marriages have a success rate of less than 30 percent, and the complexity associated with a genesis of deception further exacerbates the dilemma — significantly lowering the success rate even further.
Susan Berger, a marriage and family therapist, iterates that while only 25 percent of relationships that start with cheating succeed, the bare statistic does not tell the entire story. In the study in which it was discovered that 25 percent of infidelity-driven relationship survive, quality of the relationship was not considered. In many of the surviving relationships, there was constant turmoil, further cheating between the two new mates and even violence. So, if the definition of success in these ill-birthed relationships requires quality and stability, the survival rate is much lower. It is simply too difficult to build something that requires optimal stability on an unstable foundation.
The Emotional Impacts on Kids
Building a blended family requires a great deal of work, and when the children involved are from a broken home in which the parent cheated with the new stepparent, the emotional conflict and hostility that must be overcome is monumental. There will be plenty of finger pointing and blame to pass around. Children are a constant reminder of past transgressions with major implications.
The fact that most cheating situations are triggered from some emotional need, the chance of the conduit through which that emotional need is met being able to sustain the weight of a holistic relationship is immensely low. When a relationship is birthed from such as shallow place, it cannot take root and anchor itself in a manner that will provide the strength necessary to weather the inevitable storms of life. So, at some point it crumbles, withers or is blown away.
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Kindness comes in all shapes and forms at times it comes soulful and almost fifth dimensional. Maybe relationships suffering inexplainably unite two thirsty hearts . Worries of Reciprocal actions will only transgress minds of those already in pain. No way to live. Glass half empty or glass half full, ur choice, an answer is always looking to b told. Nothing pretentious some r led for reason, they feel something strong yet don’t understand. They want to know why a spark entered their life. They r not looking for failure they r looking for reason. For more than ” under different circumstances”
You sound like a self-absorbed ass that has cheated and hurt someone and is now using the new age universe stuff to justify there actions!
I had two marriages that started with lies. Thanks to my trusting spirit, I believed everything they told me in the beginning and later found out they lied. My reaction to this was the same confront them and that solved nothing, I never trusted them again. I was not a saint after the lies, yet I didn’t walk away. I stayed in both marriages hoping for something that would never happen. TRUST! I trusted one thing, myself and what I choose to do. I felt justified in the lies I shared with them. But never felt the true fulfillment from a trusting relationship. But I won’t let those relationships from pursuing a good relationship. So once again I am seeking honesty in my relationships. At the first sign of deception I end the any romantic thoughts and keep those who were interested in me in the “friend” zone. Fast forward to today, I may have found one that is right for me. It is still new, the caveat is I have to trust them, they live in another state. My thoughts are simple, I know what I am looking for and hoping they won’t disappoint. There will come a time that someone will have to move if not both parties. I am committed 100% but if my partner is not there when the time comes for whatever reason, I’ll be fine. My past relationships we not interfere with my future in anyway. I still will believe there are good people in the world.
My ex lied to me for years. Not only that he was a serial cheater. He exemplies all the traits of a narcissist: lack of empathy, selfishness, controlling and all the mind games. In all he never loved me.
I’m divorced now. Now I hear he has another relationship? How can one be with another when they cannot live up to what they did? I’m sure he has learned a lot, but he will get what he deserves. If someone cannot be honest and vulnerable in a relationship it will not work.