I want to encourage those who are recent arrivals to this digital shore.
It does get better. The sharp, intense emotional pain does lessen over time. Thoughts of your cheater become less and less as you heal.
In fact, one day–I don’t know when it will be for you–you will wake up and spend a whole day not even thinking of them once.
The cheater will become a footnote to your awesome life. This is the goal of healing. You acknowledge the reality of your losses–i.e. you grieve–and you give God the injustices–i.e. you forgive.
Then you live the life God has gracious given you. You pursue new dreams and fulfill new ministries.
It does get better. There is hope. And there is greater things ahead for you! At least, that is my experience.