What percentage of couples stay together after one cheats?

What percentage of couples stay together after one cheats?

That might mean more couples are overcoming it when it happens. Marriage and family therapist Gabrielle Applebury wrote that "adultery is no longer a deal breaker in many marriages," and that "70 percent of couples actually stay together after an affair is discovered."

Can a relationship go back to normal after cheating?

“Couples do and can stay together after an affair, but it takes a lot of work to repair broken trust.” Klow says most couples don't recover when one cheats but “those that do can emerge stronger from having gone through the process of recovering from the affair.” It takes time, however.

Should you separate after an affair?

It is usually not wise to make any decision such as separation after an affair while one or both spouses are in a highly charged emotional state. If they do choose to immediately separate after the affair is discovered, it's usually a knee-jerk reaction based on emotions and not from logical thought.