How can I recover from an affair?

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I have been having a powerful, overwhelming physical and emotional affair. I am a married woman, he is a single man, younger than me. The attraction was intoxicating and now he has ended it because he cannot go on just getting little snippets of me when it suits my lifestyle. I feel desperately bereaved, empty and yearning for his physical presence.

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The end of an affair

This is a very painful situation, and there is no easy way through it. It hurts, you long to have him back, all the time and even is sleep you probably still feel the loss. It will get better over time, unbelievable as it may seem, and one day you will remember how devastated you were without feeling anything much at all.
Right now you have to concentrate on getting through the days, not brooding or ruminating for more than a few minutes twice a day, and keeping to a healthy lifestyle. This may mean having a rigid timetable for a few weeks or months. Take exercise, start a new hobby, get involved in a charity that interests you.
If your marriage were a hundred per cent, would the affair have started? Usually there is a missing ingredient, and it could be a good idea to start thinking about that. There are some books on these and related topics. You could browse www.amazon.co.uk and see if anything there appeals to you. best wishes.