How long should affairs last?

Most affairs last only 6 to 24 months.

How do affairs affect relationships?

An emotional affair generally starts innocently enough as a friendship. Through investing emotional energy and time with one another outside the marital relationship, the former platonic friendship can begin to form a strong emotional bond which hurts the intimacy of the spousal relationship.

Is being cheated on my fault?

Again, the most important thing to know after youve been cheated on is that its not your fault. Nothing you did or didnt do caused your partner to cheat. Its OK to get mad and to have other strong feelings; in fact, its normal for your emotions to be all over the place, so you shouldnt beat yourself up about it.