• How did the affair begin? How long did it last?
  • Have you ended the extramarital affair? If not yet, why not?
  • Have you ended all contact with the person – phone calls, text messages, social networking, emails, as well as meeting together? If not what kind of contact have you continued to have and what does this continued connection mean?
  • Does your spouse know about your affair? If so, did your spouse find you out first or did you confess first?
  • Have you confessed everything to your spouse or are you holding back information?
  • How is your spouse reacting to the news of your affair?
  • If your spouse does not yet know about your adultery, what has kept you from confessing? What do you think needs to happen before you are ready to make this confession?
  • What is your hope for your marriage now and in the future?
  • What were you looking for in this relationship that was missing in your relationship with your spouse?
  • What do you believe you could have done to prevent the affair? Have you and your spouse discussed what could have been done differently?
  • Do you have a picture in mind of what full reconciliation with your spouse will look like, how long it will take to rebuild trust?