How To Stop Cheating On Your Spouse

By: Lara Stewart

Break Studios Contributing Writer

You feel guilty, and you really want to be more faithful, but, if fidelity is not your strong point, you may not know how to stop cheating on your spouse. Making yourself stop cheating is important if you value your relationship and you want it to last. Try out the following tips in order to work toward being a more loyal partner toward your spouse.

  1. Cut off contact with the other women in your life. Delete her number from your phone, unfriend her on your social networking sites and let her know that you can't talk to her anymore. There is no way you will be able to just be friends with this person. Now, don't be a jerk about it. Don't just disappear without a word, tell her that you are cutting off contact to concentrate on your marriage. If she's an ethical person, she will allow you the space to stop cheating on your spouse.
  2. Be honest with yourself. Are you really having drinks with that female coworker in order to network for business? Is a flirtation really innocent? Few affairs begin instantly. If you want to stop cheating, you need to nip dangerous behavior in the bud long before a situation gets into any sort of gray zone.
  3. Work on making your marriage more romantic. Take your wife out on dates. Do thoughtful things around the house. Remind yourself of why you fell for her in the first place. If you are happy at home, you will not feel as tempted to cheat on your spouse.
  4. Consider marital counseling. If you have had problems with cheating on your spouse before, you may want to talk to a professional to see what patterns are contributing to this behavior. A relationship counselor can help you recognize the reasons behind your infidelity, and help you be more faithful.
  5. Consider renegotiating the terms of your marriage. This one is a long-shot, for when all other attempts to work it out fail. It could just be that you are not suited to monogamy. In this case, you should talk with your wife about adding a degree of non-monogamy to your relationship. If she is open to the idea, give it a test drive. For this to work, you will both have to be happy and satisfied with whatever arrangement you make. While not every healthy relationship has to be monogamous, all healthy relationships require that both parties respect the agreements that they have made with one another. If the two of you can be happy with a lower expectation of monogamy, this could be the solution to help you stop cheating on your spouse.
Posted on: Nov. 26, 2010