Cheating In Marriage Affects Kids

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Cheating In Marriage Affects Kids But You Had No Idea They Are Driven To Such A Disaster


Infidelity is one of the worst betrayals a person can commit, especially if there are children involved in the relationship. Although it might not seem like it, children also suffer greatly when they find out about an infidelity, and they will find out about it. They realize before anything needs to be said and they suffer for a long time after it.

These are some of the terrible ways that infidelity can affect children:

Panic and paranoia

A child who knows that their mom or dad was unfaithful will grow up with a lot of insecurity. They will be anxious that people they love will abandon them for somebody else. When they have a partner of their own they will always have that fear and may be too apprehensive, even when they finally meet the right person.

They stop believing in love

It’s not because their family has separated, but that one of their parents has betrayed the other. The child will subsequently feel that there was never any love and that’s not what family is about. Most will grow up to have relationships without commitments and it will be almost impossible for them to establish a loving bond with another person.

They don’t trust anything or anyone

In addition to paranoia, they think that they can’t trust anything or anybody. They may be so distrustful of everyone to the point where it becomes impossible for them to even have a basic friendship with another person.

They will also be unfaithful

The first and main example for a child is always their parents. If what they see is that being unfaithful is okay, then they most likely will also be unfaithful. It may get to such extent that they think infidelity is normal in every relationship.

They will feel betrayed by their family

They have grown up believing that family is what protects them, where they feel safe and where nothing bad happens… but that’s no longer the case. They lose trust in those they should be most trusting of. They feel let down in a way that nobody should ever feel.

They have to choose between their parents

This is worse than a normal divorce, because they will feel distrustful of the person who was unfaithful and prefer not to stay with them. Perhaps they would have normally wanted to stay with their father, but can no longer look at him after his infidelity, thereby not feeling at home with either parent.

It’s called commitment for a reason. When we have a family, we stop being our own first priority and instead make it our family. An infidelity never goes unnoticed… NEVER.