What is the first week after an affair is discovered?

This entry describes the first week after an affair is discovered as the stretch of shock, questions, sleep, and what is said to children or parents, before any lasting decision about the marriage. It treats that week as a time to name facts and get through the days, not as the moment the couple must decide whether to stay.

What this entry does not do

It does not say whether the marriage should continue, and it does not replace the entry on marriage after an affair.