After the Affair: The first few steps

In the immediate aftermath of an affair, things are raw. Emotions crash in quickly and don’t always make sense. Each of these emotions comes with its own urge to act - to leave, to fight, to explain, to cut off, to lash out.

But if there’s one thing I want to say clearly here, it’s this: the first task is not to figure it all out. The first task is to not make it worse.