My seemingly perfect life took a 180-degree turn when I discovered my husband’s affair in 2024. For the sake of our young children, I decided to give him one chance to salvage our relationship when he begged for forgiveness. That is when we started infidelity counselling with Winny.
After uncovering the affair, I tried to cope by keeping myself busy and suppressing any unpleasant feelings. Winny quickly recognized this and guided me in identifying and unpacking negative emotions such as fear, resentment, and disappointment, allowing myself to grieve. Over time, I found myself handling triggers much better with this approach.
The biggest question after the affair was—why did he do it? With Winny’s facilitation, we pinpointed that my husband’s tendency to avoid conflicts was a key factor, possibly stemming from his childhood experiences. Whenever we disagreed, instead of confronting the issue, he would escape and seek relief from other sources, such as alcohol and ultimately, the affair.
Once we recognized this, Winny provided practical strategies to navigate our marriage conflicts. She taught me how to communicate more effectively by expressing my feelings clearly instead of resorting to accusations. She also created a safe space for us to reflect on our arguments and helped us identify destructive patterns that were damaging our connection. Through regular marriage counselling sessions with Winny, we were able to have meaningful discussions like never before, deepening our bond.
My husband became a changed man after the affair. Before it happened, he had been blinded by worldly pursuits. Even though we spent a lot of time together as a family and as a couple, he was often emotionally absent. The affair became a revelation and a turning point for him—it made him realize what he could have lost: his family, his everything. Now, he sees me with a new level of admiration and has become a more present and loving husband and father.
(Name withheld for privacy reasons)