After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I engaged in an adult consensual affair with another man.
I went through a long period of time in that marriage when I didn't believe anything was my fault. I had to face what my part was, and only because of that difficult work was I able to trust a man again.
Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.
I try not to dwell too much on a bad marriage.
I made a very poor decision in my first marriage. I know God's forgiven me.
I had been overexposed in a particular way because my marriage to an extremely successful older man meant I was involved in his public life as well as my own.
I don't want to sell myself short. You hurt your spouse, not so much by the infidelity, but by the negative feelings about yourself that you bring home.
I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children.
My marriage had been impulsive. That marriage should have been short-lived instead of the 23 years it spanned.
Unfortunately, I was not wise enough to listen to her advice, and hastily married. In a few weeks, I had occasion to repent of the step I had taken, as the report proved true - a report which I thought justified, and indeed required, our separation.