Seven months ago, my husband of eight years told me he was leaving me and moving out the next day. We have two young children and I pleaded for him to stay, but he refused. He denied anyone else was involved. Three weeks later, I found out that a 19-year-old girl (20 years his junior) had visited his new home. He said she was just a friend and it was none of my business. The hurt was too much and I decided to file for a divorce. I guessed he had an affair with this girl – I could tell from his change of behaviour, constantly being on social media etc. He contacted me two months later and said he had slept with this girl once, it meant nothing and it ended a month after he left me. However, she messaged me via Facebook and told me they had been having an affair before we split up. I love him and want to be with him, but I feel he has still not told me the truth. Does our marriage have any hope of working out?
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