Q&A Is It Normal for the Betrayed Spouse to Comfort the Wayward Spouse? To watch the video please purchase a subscription to the Recovery Library. To watch the video, please purchase a subscription to the Recovery Library.Gain unlimited access to over 1,800 articles and expert Q&A videos.Already a Recovery Library member? Log in to listen to the full recording.Question: We are 9 months post d-day. My husband has been unfaithful twice. Once about 12-13 years ago and then the second time over 9 months ago. The first one he hid for almost 10 years. We didn't really fully address, grieve, heal from it. We didn't know what to process. Since the second d-day, in the past 2-3 months I feel like the shift has been from focusing on my healing to his comforting. I find myself having to comfort him more as he is taking the guilt and shame to a level of having suicidal tendencies. And when I find out new information, it creates shock waves that sets us back which in turn elevates the guilt and shame more. Is it normal that the betrayed finds themselves trying to comfort the wayward spouse while they are both working on their individual healing as well as the healing of "Us"? I feel that being angry, hurt, or upset only pushes him further into self-pity, guilt, remorse, etc. I don’t want to see him so torn down that he feels no other way out other than death. Mainly because I don’t know how to fully help him. Going through the courses, I know that I cannot be his accountability partner either. I am in a state of confusion as to what role I need to be in during this process or if it is normal to switch places in being comforters to each other.Sections: Rick's Q & A timeRick's QuestionsRL_Category: Q&A Recovery LibraryRecovery FundamentalsRL_Media Type: Video