Fear is perhaps the greatest precipitator of the demise of a relationship. Nothing rocks the status quo of a marriage like the occurrence of an affair. One or both partners get thrown into their deepest fears. Releasing the fear, through therapy, talks with close friends, meditation or even sports activity is crucial to move through the crisis into recovery. For many, the greatest fear is the challenge to our deepest held assumptions about marriage. Many people assume a marriage cannot survive an affair. If one or both partners are not willing to face their fears, then the relationship most certainly will not survive. No one really dies from a broken heart. They might die from their unwillingness to face their fear and move on.
