But he says he loves me, I told her. A man who is willing to cheat on his wife, she said, will often make promises to you that he can’t keep. When he tells you he loves you, it’s a form of entrapment. Cheating spouses are masters at manipulation, she said. He may tell you things to keep you from ending the affair. He has both a wife and a lover on the side. He has no incentive to change. It wasn’t her intent, but I found relief in that. Will had no reason to leave me. Will would never leave me.
