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When fear of abandonment drives staying after infidelity

My partner cheated and I took them back but now I realize I only stayed because I was afraid of being alone and that feels like a different kind of betrayal.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Choosing relationship from fear rather than love betrays both the self and the possibility of authentic connection.

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