he has lost trust in you and it sounds as though he needs some time and space away from you right now. he may never trust you again. trying too hard when he is not ready to talk about it is only likely to drive him further away from you. and in time, even you will resent your own efforts if they don't have the desired outcome.
when and if the time comes that he is ready to talk, you will need to arrange some private time together on neutral ground where you can talk freely. sincerely apologize for cheating and then leave the subject alone. if he wants to talk about it, you must be prepared to tell him how sorry you are for what you did. then you can only wait to see if he is compassionate enough to forgive you so that you can move on. if you do have a future together, and he gives you the chance, you will both need to begin your relationship again. part of that building a relationship is to establish a new trust between yourselves.
something you might like to bear in mind is that he was hurt by what happened and is undoubtedly angry. he will want you to acknowledge his anger and you to understand how it affected him. you might also want to consider why you cheated on him and what needs it served you. you will also have address those needs, otherwise you will make exactly the same mistake again. you both have a lot of work in store for you if you are to build a new relationship for yourselves and it will take you both a lot of time, patience and compassion for each other.
the old relationship is gone. it may also help you to look on any future together as a "new" relationship rather than an old one that's been fixed.
as a leo i know how i would react/respond to ur actions. in fact, it's happened to me once. to answer ur question... no. it will never be the same. these are the consequences. that doesn't mean that after time he won't heal and forgive u. he'll probably want to keep some kind of relationship/rapport with u... especially since u share a child. however, respect is paramount with us and ur betrayal was an ultimate in disrespect. we will put our foot down and close that chapter... often permanently. once the ego repairs itself the pride resurfaces and we will fully convince ourselves that we are far too good, and deserving, to put up with that bs. i recommend u let this go and work on ur path to recovery & healing now. focus on ur kid's well-being and give it time.
When my pride is hurt thats when I react the worst. Now he is a man and I am a woamn but that leo pride cuts across gender. For me I will not be going back to my ex. There was love there and there will always be love between us. It took me a year but we have become good friends again. As for dating again my pride won't let me come back. I feel that it maybe the same with your husband.
We all know that pride goeth before the fall. That is what will have to happen. He will have to let go of his pride and decide if his family is worth more. Hopefully he will see that his family is worth more, but I will warn you that as ninjamu suggest it will never be the same. I know because everytime I went back to my ex two things happened.
One: I started waiting for the shoe to drop. It became an expectation to me that things would not work out. I lost trust in my relationship which is the worst for a leo because loyalty comes from trust.
Second: I started not caring anymore. I got to the point where I didn't care about anything anymore. Now my ex probably didn't know that I started not caring about things like quality time anymore, but to me it was like if I see you good if not then oh well. At first I was all about the quality time and being around each other.
Now your husband maybe different, but I would suggest that you pay close attention to his actions. Because I can also tell you that the downside of being prideful is the desire to strike back. i never did that to my ex because I didn't have the chance. But if he gets the chance he will strike back. He will need to feed his ego and to repair his pride and cheating will provide him with both. I could be wrong but that is my personal experience.
I hear a lot about Leo pride here but it's really more than that. When we are truly feeling it for you and are into you, it is unmistakable. We shower our partners with so much love and affection almost to a fault. We have big hearts, but we guard them and rarely give them fully. Partners will think we are in love with them but you really have to watch the Leos ACTIONS.
Now, getting back to the pride thing. It runs deeper than that. When you CHEAT on us. You are literally saying, "I like this other person more than you. They give me what you are incapable of giving me and are the better choice." That's probably the worse thing you can do to a Leo. It's like a double whammy because not only are you neglecting us, but you're redirecting that attention to someone else!..and that's a super hard pill to swallow for lions. Leos need that reassurance that "Yes baby, you ARE my rockstar and still rock my world" ~_^
OKAY and SERIOUSLY....What....THE PHUCK is up with Aries and cheating on their partners— -My lady friend's Aries mother cheated on and eventually divorced her father. -Another lady friend recently backed out of a sexual fling with me and revealed to me that she is going to get married soon and has cheated on her husband-to-be multiple times in the past. -My guy friend cheated on his fiance while she was pregnant, carrying his child!
Seriously, WTF Aries? Are you guys never satisfied and have to keep out-doing your current partner by cheating on them with someone who is sexier, wealthier, and better in bed?
You are so right@mane when you say, " It runs deeper than that. When you CHEAT on us. You are literally saying, "I like this other person more than you. They give me what you are incapable of giving me and are the better choice." That's probably the worse thing you can do to a Leo. It's like a double whammy because not only are you neglecting us, but you're redirecting that attention to someone else!..and that's a super hard pill to swallow for lions. Leos need that reassurance that "Yes baby, you ARE my rockstar and still rock my world"
That is so true. Its something in me that needs to know I am all that you desire. I hate that feeling but its there. I have been praying about it daily as it is a hinderance to a healthy emotional balance in one's self but its there. I hated when my ex would choice the other girls over me and still comeback to me.
Thats why its hard to date signs that show no outward expressions of feelings (i.e. virgo's)
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he has lost trust in you and it sounds as though he needs some time and space away from you right now. he may never trust you again. trying too hard when he is not ready to talk about it is only likely to drive him further away from you. and in time, even you will resent your own efforts if they don't have the desired outcome.
when and if the time comes that he is ready to talk, you will need to arrange some private time together on neutral ground where you can talk freely. sincerely apologize for cheating and then leave the subject alone. if he wants to talk about it, you must be prepared to tell him how sorry you are for what you did. then you can only wait to see if he is compassionate enough to forgive you so that you can move on. if you do have a future together, and he gives you the chance, you will both need to begin your relationship again. part of that building a relationship is to establish a new trust between yourselves.
something you might like to bear in mind is that he was hurt by what happened and is undoubtedly angry. he will want you to acknowledge his anger and you to understand how it affected him. you might also want to consider why you cheated on him and what needs it served you. you will also have address those needs, otherwise you will make exactly the same mistake again. you both have a lot of work in store for you if you are to build a new relationship for yourselves and it will take you both a lot of time, patience and compassion for each other.
the old relationship is gone. it may also help you to look on any future together as a "new" relationship rather than an old one that's been fixed.