Its possible to save your marriage after an affair. In fact, the majority of married couples will stay together after an affair. Fewer than 25% of married men and women will leave their marriage for a partner they met while having an affair.

Do couples who cheat stay together?

Marriage and family therapist Gabrielle Applebury wrote that adultery is no longer a deal breaker in many marriages, and that 70 percent of couples actually stay together after an affair is discovered.

Do affair relationships work out?

Relationships from affairs, based on studies and observations, arent very likely to last a long time. In fact, if a relationship between two people who met through an affair started, it was highly likely that the relationship didnt work out for long.