Giving in to temptation can become really disastrous, especially when it comes to relationships.
When the deception is discovered and the secret is revealed, there will be nothing left but heartaches and lost trust.
But love is forgiving, and one cannot really lose hope.
She must pull herself together.
Before she tries to patch things up in the relationship, she must first pull herself together.
She must assess the situation.
She must be able to get over the phase of denial.
She needs to get a grip and be able to control her emotions.
She must show humility.
Once she knows that she will not get into emotional fits or uncontrollable outbursts, she can try to contact her man.
For sure, he, too, is in turmoil and he may be feeling angry, disgusted, betrayed or simply hurt and he may not be ready to face her.
Or if he does, he might lash out.
She must be humble enough not to lash back at him.
She must admit her error.
If they come into terms and finally are able to talk, she needs to admit what she has done and apologize for it.
She cannot and must not put blame on anyone or anything - it was choice that she made, albeit a wrong one, and she must admit it.
She must let him know how she feels towards him.
She must then let him know how she feels for him - that she still loves him and that she hopes that he can have the heart to forgive her and the relationship another chance.
She must give him time to reconsider.
She truly cannot expect that her man would immediately take her back with open arms, although this is not impossible.
She must give him time to digest everything she had said, for him to consider his options.
She must accept the consequences.
There will be consequences.
The worst is that he wouldn't want to take her back.
Less than that, he would need more time to think and heal, and then they can talk again.
Or he is willing to give it another shot.
But even with the latter, it is not without cost - he might become less trusting.
She must, therefore, work hard to earn back his trust.
She must move on with life.
Finally, she must move on.
She must learn from her previous mistake and not do it again.
This is truly the only way for her to show that she regrets everything that had happened.