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My husband had an affair with my best friend, here is how God helped me find happiness again
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Delia Gould2023-09-22T08:30:00
Author of You Can Be Happy Again Delia Gould explains the most important step in her recovery after her husband had an affair with her best friend.
Have you ever had an experience when you felt like your whole world was falling apart? That is how I felt when my husband had an affair with my best friend and even had a child with her, while being a prominent leader in the church. Married for more than ten years, we built a life together; God blessed us with our own home, own business and two wonderful sons. Life was good.
I then noticed a change in the relationship dynamics between my husband and my best friend. Three years later, I found out they were having an affair. It was one of the darkest moments in my life. But through it all, God showed me that he was right there with me.
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