How far are you willing to go?

@alnilam (969)
United States
July 17, 2007 10:06am CST
what does it take for you to end a relationship? cheating? small mistakes? What can you forgive in a relationship? could you forgive cheating and by what circumstances you would do that??
4 responses
@jenius (131)
• United States
17 Jul 07
There are two things I could not forgive. Cheating and abuse especially physical. A man would never get another opportunity to do either to me more than once.
@jenius (131)
• United States
18 Jul 07
I feel very badly for anyone in a relationship like that. I know there are probably lots of women who stay in those relationships for reasons we cannot understand. I just know I could not and would not ever tolerate that. Everyone deserves more than that.
@alnilam (969)
• United States
18 Jul 07
it crossed my mind now... we do not understand the women that are willing to suffer this and look the other way... but i am sure 99% of them was saying they will never let something like that happen to them, that they will not put up with this in their life. but in the end they do... How can we say for sure we are not the same (well hope not)... what makes them stick with their abusive partners... some of them are afraid to leave (i "understand" them--they are at least aware of the problem) but what about others who are not afraid to leave and still stick with their guys?
@alnilam (969)
• United States
17 Jul 07
interesting, you are the first on mentioning abuse... how do you look at woman who put up with this (abuse)?
@pendragon (3350)
• United States
17 Jul 07
Cheating will do it,plain and simple.Just about anything else i can deal with.
@alnilam (969)
• United States
18 Jul 07
you make an excellent point... addictions can be overcome (if the person really wants it) but cheating leaves a scar on the person which was cheated for a long long time... you need a lot more time to trust (new) person in your life
@mwalidji (200)
• Philippines
17 Jul 07
i guess the worst thing a guy could do when in a relationship is to cheat... other problems like small mistakes can be forgiven but not cheating... its just that sometimes we try to forgive the man we love we he cheats... and i guess forgiving him ones is just ok... but what if he did it again? then that would be the time to say that the guy is not really in love with you... cheaters are cheaters... no matter what...
@alnilam (969)
• United States
17 Jul 07
you said forgiving him once is ok... would it make a difference if he would admit it to you or if you would have to hear it from somebody else?
• United States
18 Jul 07
I have been married for 12 years. I always siad that I could never tolerate cheating and that if it were discovered, I would end the marriage. Well, guess what? My bubble has been burst. I did discover that he was cheating ... and I did not make a sudden decision. We talked in depth about how, why, what was involved and the more I learned, the more I learned that the other woman was manipulating me as much as she was him. There were some very orchestrated occurences. He wanted out so badly but didn't want to hurt either of us. In the end, he helped her move to another state so he could be done with it, stay with me, and have me not find out. Things had been good for the 6 months since she went away (yes, she was a friend), but then I found the letters and texts. I gave him the oportunity to go with her without fearing a messy divorce or child support he can't afford. I was not going to block him from being happy. He swore he wanted to stay with me and agreed to many conditions to prove himself, which he's stuck to since then. So, I think it depends on a lot of things and your personal strength. Trust can be rebuilt and lives can change.
@alnilam (969)
• United States
18 Jul 07
woow, it is nice to find somebody who has enough inner strength to forgive such things. you truly must love him... maybe this way of forgiveness is a act of great bond between partners... when you love him enough to forgive anything. so... we have come to this... there are many levels of cheating, and talking about it can square things out also it is hard to say something about situations you weren't in... we can say we would not tolerate cheating but when this situation comes/happens the story can change.