Relationship Pain and Acceptance

Cheating makes a relationship miserable. Two people who are both unhappy is a horrible situation. Two unhappy people who live together is hell.

Being on the receiving end of a cheater is a nightmare. The pain feels as if it will never end. When you are betrayed, it is because your partner made a decision not to be committed to you. He or she just doesn’t tell you about it. It's why the pain of a broken relationship hurts so much once the cheating comes out. It’s a betrayal of commitment, trust, and honesty.

Some of the inspiration for my poems and prose on my web site www.carolynscorner.com reflect what I see on television shows like Cheaters, and celebrity judge and divorce shows. No one is immune to life’s romantic challenges. Some of it I have lived. Today’s parade of serial celebrity cheaters has provoked a lot of debate. When we feel betrayed or treated poorly, we have a right to be bitter.

I have been a bitter woman at times. Today, as age moves on, I find I am no longer a bitter woman, but a wiser one. No need to keep harping on the spilled milk bottles of life. I can finally see that with acceptance, I can and will achieve inner peace.                                                                                                           3/9/11