For L., splitting up wasn’t simple. They had kids together, a mortgage, and many years of shared history. She still loved him — even though she kind of wanted to kill him. They did the whole counseling thing together, and he slept on the couch for months. That was two years ago and I have to admit they seem solid and happy now. Deciding whether to kick a cheater to the curb or to take him back is an intensely personal choice. In some ways, it can be easier to understand the stories that end in divorce, which is why we decided to talk to some women who made the choice to stay. We know it happens, and we wanted to understand why, We promised to protect these women’s privacy, and they promised to tell the real story of why they stayed married after discovering their husbands’ infidelity. The reasons might be surprising, but all of them are brutally honest.
