Why Hester does not visit dimmesdale in his study?

She doesnt want to soil dimmesdale's reputation however, dimmesdale is a priest and all of his parishioners come to confess their sins to him, so hesters sin really isn't that big of a deal other than the fact that he, dimmesdale, is a part of it, and he is the one who also let it happen. also, chillingsworth lives with dimmesdale, but this isn't the main reason, the truth is that she feels guilty that she had this affair and the shame and guilt keep her from visiting dimmesdale in his study.