In any relationship, the main thing which holds a relation last long filled with more happy moments is trust. Partners need to trust each completely and they should say honestly whatever the matter is. When someone is a sex addict, he or she should confess it to his or her partners with the utter truth else the betrayal might lead to some extreme conclusion.

For any partners in a relationship, one of the most traumatic things that could possibly happen to their life is a betrayal. When a person betrays his or her partner on being a sex addiction then the trust towards that person erases completely which in turn result in the myriad of emotions. When something like this happens the other partner loses complete faith and they cannot ignore or forget about the future betrayals and thus their anxiety gets overwhelmed.

If the partner is betrayed once because she did not know or did not understand that she was staying with a sexually addicted spouse then it is for sure that she will end up being hurt. Without trying to recover herself from that pain she will start wondering what might be next, and what more she had to deal with that she does not know yet. This will make her more intense about the situation and will start collecting the pieces of the puzzle and she will think about whether she still wants to hang on with you.

As time will pass on, a sex addict will move into a deeper recovery stage but his partner will feel more suppressed and undermined emotionally that she can't even stop doubting herself. Even is the partners hangs onto you irrespective of the outcome she might have to face still she will fear that you might let her down on being untruthful to her again.

If you are living with a sex addict then it is quite natural to feel that your relationship is on the edge and it is going to end soon, but if your partner is being truthful to you with respect and fidelity then trusting him won't be a bad idea. You need to trust your partner in order to regain that love and affection that you had for your mate. You need to be sincere and honest while confessing that you are recovering from being a sex addict.

So if you want to regain that trust from your partner that you used to have then all you need to do is to speak the truth. Being truthful to your partner will not only bring back that spark in your relationship but also will give your partner the confidence to live a happy life with you. At first, it might seem difficult for your partner to believe everything you say no matter how truthful you are being. Gradually with time, your partner will start having faith in you and believing you. It is at that time when your relationship will rebuild.