Can an affair really make your marriage stronger?

Couple’s counsellor Esther Perel sparked C controversy last week when she claimed that having an affair could actually save a marriage. In her new book The State Of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, Perel, 58, argues that betrayal can make relationships stronger by giving people an opportunity to think about what they really want from a partner. It’s estimated that around 80 per cent of the population have been directly affected by cheating – but could their relationships be stronger in the aftermath? We talk to two women who’ve experienced the agony of an affair…