While the initiator feels guilt and fear, the non-initiator
usually feels betrayed, panic and abandoned.
«When students cheat,
we usually feel betrayed, or we blame them for being lazy.
Not exact matches
And this creates all sorts of relationship issues, mostly centered on one partner using porn (
usually in secret) with the other partner
feeling betrayed and cheated on.
While both partners
usually feel a great sense of loss after an affair, the
betrayed partner may also experience symptoms similar to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
In the early stages of the reparative process it is
usually very important for the
betrayed partner to be able to fully express the painful
feelings that have been triggered; and for the partner who has been unfaithful to be able to tolerate the process and respond with empathy.