Q&A My Mate's Family Also Betrayed Me, How Do We Reconcile?

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My husband and I have been married for 32 years. My husband is from another country and his family still lives there. Following an initial discovery of infidelity in 2013, over the course of two years my husband has admitted to several other affairs going back to 2004. He is a recovering alcoholic and has been sober since 2012. A little over a year ago he finally admitted to a sexual affair that took place in 2001 during a vacation when he went home by himself. His family members knew about the affair (he stayed at her house and brought her to family parties and social functions) and they kept it a secret. This was devastating to me. Six months ago he confessed to other sexual betrayals going back to 1995 when he was going home by himself for vacations. One betrayal occurred when I was pregnant with our second child. His family knew everything and covered it up for him. He doesn't think that he needs to do anything to make things right for me with his family. I feel so dishonored and betrayed by them. My husband doesn't seem able to address this in an honest way with his family. We have visited them during this time and I feel so foolish and stupid that they knew the entire time and not one person cared about me enough to tell me. It seems to be a roadblock for us. Do you have any suggestions for me and for my husband on what we could do to try and resolve these issues?

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