"I'm glad that my husband cheated on me - I forgave him and it’s the best thing to ever happen to our marriage"
- 4 months ago
A mum left devastated after her husband had an affair has told how she forgave him - and now feels HAPPY he cheated.
Charity Craig, 45, and her husband, Matt, 40, split for eight months in July 2012 after she discovered text messages from another woman.
After a tense showdown, Matt left the family home to pursue a relationship with his mistress.
But after therapy, Charity and Matt decided to give their relationship another go and are now ''thriving''.
The couple first got together in their teens and married in their early twenties.
But by 2012, with four kids under the age of six, the pair were at rock bottom.
After discovering the affair, Charity went to a counsellor who helped her to see that their marital problems weren't solely caused by Matt's affair.
Charity now says that the affair was ''the best thing'' for them and has strengthened their relationship.
Charity, founder of a jewellery company, from Orlando, Florida, US, said: "This affair turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to our marriage.
"It definitely didn't feel like it at the time - I thought I knew my husband better than anyone else, but he'd been living a double life and I had no idea.
"My whole world was turned upside down and I didn't know how I'd ever recover.
"I started therapy, and I realised that I was no longer the woman he'd married, and he wasn't solely to blame for the breakdown of our relationship.
"I spent eight months working on myself - building up my self-confidence and learning how to deal with my problems in a healthy way.
"We stayed in contact for the sake of the kids, but the love we had for each other didn't just disappear.
"So we decided to fight for our family and work through our issues, and I'm so glad we did because now things are better than ever."
Charity grew suspicious of her husband's behaviour in July 2012, when he said he was staying at his job as a music pastor late into the evening.
After checking his phone, her suspicions were confirmed after she discovered damning text messages from another woman.
Charity Craig, 45, and her husband, Matt, 40, split for eight months in July 2012 after she discovered text messages from another woman.
After a tense showdown, Matt left the family home to pursue a relationship with his mistress.
But after therapy, Charity and Matt decided to give their relationship another go and are now ''thriving''.
The couple first got together in their teens and married in their early twenties.
But by 2012, with four kids under the age of six, the pair were at rock bottom.
After discovering the affair, Charity went to a counsellor who helped her to see that their marital problems weren't solely caused by Matt's affair.
Charity now says that the affair was ''the best thing'' for them and has strengthened their relationship.
Charity, founder of a jewellery company, from Orlando, Florida, US, said: "This affair turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to our marriage.
"It definitely didn't feel like it at the time - I thought I knew my husband better than anyone else, but he'd been living a double life and I had no idea.
"My whole world was turned upside down and I didn't know how I'd ever recover.
"I started therapy, and I realised that I was no longer the woman he'd married, and he wasn't solely to blame for the breakdown of our relationship.
"I spent eight months working on myself - building up my self-confidence and learning how to deal with my problems in a healthy way.
"We stayed in contact for the sake of the kids, but the love we had for each other didn't just disappear.
"So we decided to fight for our family and work through our issues, and I'm so glad we did because now things are better than ever."
Charity grew suspicious of her husband's behaviour in July 2012, when he said he was staying at his job as a music pastor late into the evening.
After checking his phone, her suspicions were confirmed after she discovered damning text messages from another woman.