And can the past hurts be forgiven? Can real trust be rebuilt?
Past hurts can be forgiven, I have forgiven my wife. I found it a lot harder to forgive myself when I realized that I had choices that whole time and I choose to stay with her and put myself through all that pain.
As for can trust be rebuilt, well I don't know and I will just have to wait and see how well she does on her recovery.
Lastly, is there hope? Yes, I have rebuilt my life with the help of SR and Al-Anon and I have lots of hope for my future. Life is good.
Your friend,