Fidelity in a relationship

In the course of my work as a professional dating service owner and relationship coach, people tell me very interesting stories.

Take the case of Ingrid*, a client I coached a year ago. She told me she had been in what she thought was an idyllic relationship, only to find that her partner had cheated on her. When she first realised what was going on, she was very upset and indignant. Then she thought back on a time when she had had an affair with a married man, never dreaming what hurt she was doing to his wife. Now the chickens had come home to roost.

What goes around comes around. Before we embark on any suspect behaviour, we need to put ourselves in the shoes of all parties concerned and know that sooner or later there will be repercussions, because we only get what we deserve. I have seen in my own family where an injustice was done that it took 20 years for the wheel to turn, but turn it eventually did. Newton’s Third Law states that to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This law holds true not only in the physical domain but in the emotional and spiritual spheres too.

These days it is very easy to be unfaithful to one’s partner. Think twice before you do it, because the person it will eventually hurt will be you.

© 2010 Marilyn Welch

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