A New Kind Of Trust
I found this on the blog A Room Of Mama's Own (mamampj.blogspot.com). It's a woman's account of her experiences with her husband's recovery from sex addiction, so it isn't exactly like what we're going through, but there are some overlaps. She was talking about trust, and I thought it was pretty interesting. I wish I could feel this way!
Here's the quote:
"About a year ago, things were tense, he was losing his job, and he slipped and acted out. And when he told me, I found in myself, not anger, but acceptance and a new kind of trust. I don't trust him anymore not to do things that are going to hurt me, or himself, or us. But I trust that when he does those things, they are not what he wants to do or who he wants to be. I trust that he is using these experiences to learn and grow stronger. I trust that he is trying to be honest with himself and with me. I trust that he will share with me when he feels ready. All of those things I can trust, and that trust has not been broken."