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When the House is on Fire: Marital Betrayal and the Work of Becoming

A small, black silhouette of a house is engulfed in bright orange flames—dark smoke rising against a blurry, blue-green background—symbolizing the devastation of marital betrayal.

Introduction Marital betrayal is one of the most devastating experiences a relationship can face. When infidelity enters the picture, it can feel like the house is burning down—leaving one partner in shock and the other scrambling to put out the flames. But in that desperate panic to save the marriage, the betrayer often overlooks the…