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ariane

Welcome to First30Days! Thanks for sharing your story and being brave.

Here is my advice. Speak your truth. You are not a bad person, you are human. But the most healing thing you can do now is to be authentic. There's no such thing as an inconsequential lie...it always catches up to you.

There is something going on with your current boyfriend that made you accept the date. That is the issue to be healed. You know why you said yes...something is either missing or needs to be talked about. That is the cause of this....the unfaitfulness is just the symptom.

If your boyfriend loves you and is committed to growing with you, then he will want to resolve this. it may even bring you closer. But lies and no communication is a guarantee for no relationship very soon.
Yes it will hurt him, he is also human.
Be kind when you tell him, let him be angry...give him the space to deal with it however he needs to.
Dont have any expectations or hopes of how this will unfold.

Clearly there is some wonderful lesson for both of you to get here. Every relationship we get into is just a way to learn more about ourselves, to reveal our best selves and honesty is always one of the very best part of who we are.

As one person once said to me, when you are vulnerable, you are the most attractive.

You can do this

Ariane

  • By ariane
  • on 9/19/09 10:17 PM EST