Coaching practices for How to Move on From Cheating in a Relationship

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• I keep telling myself to just move past what they did and not make a big deal of it, so I never actually look the hurt in the face
• I genuinely reached a moment where I felt I’d forgiven them, but the feeling faded and the hurt crept back, and now I’m not even sure it counted
• After we fight we just let it sit for days with neither of us reaching out, and the hurt quietly piles up until I start reading even neutral things they do as another little jab
• I won’t forgive this person because forgiving feels like it means letting them back into my life, and they’re not safe
• There was one moment when I needed them most

Practices that may help

1. R — Recall the hurt
   Face what happened deliberately and calmly, without minimizing it or replaying it as a victim.
   Forgiveness: The REACH Model
2. C — Commit publicly to the forgiveness you felt
   Mark the forgiveness concretely — write it, say it, date it — so you can return to it later.
   Forgiveness: The REACH Model
3. Repair quickly and thoroughly
   Don’t let injuries accumulate — repair within hours or days, not weeks.
   Secure-Functioning Relationships
4. Separate forgiving from reconciling
   Forgiveness is internal and unilateral; reconciliation requires the other person to become trustworthy again.
   Forgiveness: The REACH Model
5. Repair an attachment injury
   Specific relationship betrayals -- moments when you were not there -- need a specific repair, not just time.
   Emotionally Focused Therapy: Sue Johnson's Framework for Lasting Bond Repair
6. Debrief and repair after the conflict is over
   The conversation after the fight -- done calmly -- is where lasting repair happens.
   Repair Attempts: Gottman's Key to Surviving Conflict in Relationships
7. H — Hold on when the hurt comes back
   When resentment returns, don’t take it as proof you failed — recall your commitment and re-choose.
   Forgiveness: The REACH Model
8. Forgiveness: The REACH Model
   Everett Worthington’s REACH model walks forgiveness through five steps — Recall the hurt, Empathize with the offender, give an Altruistic gift of forgiveness, Commit to it, and Hold on when the resentment returns. It targets emotional forgiveness (replacing bitterness with more neutral or positive feeling), not excusing the act, and its structured workbooks have been tested in controlled trials and meta-analyzed with real, if modest, effects.
9. Revisit a hurtful moment -- and repair it
   Going back to a painful past moment together, with new understanding, is how attachment injuries heal.
   Hold Me Tight: Sue Johnson's Seven Conversations for Lasting Love
10. Repair specifically when you were the one who caused harm
    A real apology names what you did, why it hurt, and what you will do differently -- not just I am sorry.
    Repair Attempts: Gottman's Key to Surviving Conflict in Relationships

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