9 Reasons to Use the “No Contact Rule” After Cheating

There's a reason that therapists encourage the "no contact rule" after break-ups and especially cheating. Some people use it as a way to get their ex back, but it mostly helps you heal from a breakup and grow as a person. This video explains 9 reasons it's crucial for infidelity situations.

Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC is a psychotherapist, specializing in intimacy, parenting, body image, and relationships.

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[kiddytube]

Going no contact and eventually blocking her from social media helped tremendously on forgetting the relationship within 3 months. And this was with a wife of 7 years and two beautiful children together.

This also helps you to reach a state of indifference with your ex much more quickly. And when you reach indifference, you no longer care that you were cheated on. Your life just goes on.

You may even find yourself forgiving them for their transgressions. But never let them know this. It’s for yourself. And never reach out to them unless they reached out to you first with a full apology of their shitty actions. Whatever it is, you don’t have to forget what they did and as they always say, when someone shows you who they truly are, believe it,

[tetratrance]

It hurts so much, I mean, it's like someone holding your heart and twisting it while it's inside your chest.

[smerkuzheog]

Use it so they can cheat again during the no contact ?

[Separo]

Thank you Mary Jo. Simple fact but clearly said. It is hard for both spouse

[na]

So, if i was the cheater what should i do? I know that she stil loves me 1 year later but she broke the contact out of Thinking there wouldnt be a chance to make things better in Future. She kissed another guy in the Past and i Forgave her. But her respect loss did me making this Decision to cheat ..

[Bart]

I definitely need to move on from a cheater. I will never hold 80 to 100% level of trust in a woman again. It will be 40% trust and a hand shake is just as good as a kiss on the cheek.

[iamgoddessoflove]

Cheating is not an excuse or a mistake, it’s a choice that we make. 😕
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[WonkyWomanLife]

But he cheated and cut me off, like I am the one who did wrong. I am not the one, who went no contact

[linaespinazo]

9 years we have been together we have 3 children then 2 months no contact since she cheated she call me 18 times and her sister keeps chatting me but i block them on social media i know she will make a a new account because she will chase me because I am a prize.

[deborahbrannan]

my ex thinks i cheated, but i didnt...how do i reopen comunication with him because i did say some ugly things....called him jelous and things like that, i did realize some emotional problems i have and im working on it....but i never cheated or lied, and i actualy feel hurt by being acused

[smoothreid]

How do you do this when you have children together?

[seantierney]

Dose this “no contact” rule works for marriage couples with no children involved?

[KugelfangTV]

According to social media, cheating on me was the best things my ex partner could have done she now lives wih her new guy in a really big mansion with a beautiful garden, he buyed her things i wish i could buyed her. I couldnt give her that. Thats how life improved for her over the last years. I still feel like an empty shell, useless, powerless, helpless.