Would you continue a relationship with someone who cheated on you?

@ellie26 (4139)
Malaysia
April 6, 2008 11:41am CST
I guess logically one will consider to discontinue the relationship. After all, if he or she loves you, he/she would not have cheated in the first place. But, there people who despite being cheated, decided to continue on with the relationship. The reasons depend on situation they are in and only known to them. If it happened to you, what would you do? Share your thoughts.
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@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
7 Apr 08
If i have to live my life all over again then i will never give a second chance. If you have been cheated once then surely he can do it again i know there's always an exemption to the rule but then i am speaking generally. An attitude of a person can be judge with how he/she lives it. We are what we do repeatedly. Experiences showed me how people can betray each one especially when they can see weakness in their partners, the weakness of being a forgiving partner. If you can follow my advice better to try another love than pushing yourself to a person who had cheated you. Believe me an attitude is an attitude. You can never change it even if you try. Its how the person brought up in this world and he had seen in his environment that contribute to what he is doing.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
7 Apr 08
No, never. i hate cheaters. you are absolutely correct that if that person loved me truly, he should not have chaeted me. I think he was devaited from me when he chaeted. i do not think taht person would be worth me.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
7 Apr 08
When I was in my mid twenties, I foolishly got involved with a man who cheated on me. I went back to him the first time, thinking he would change, but of course, he hadn't. The second time round when he cheated, I gave up on him. I have never since gone out with anyone who cheated. If my husband did cheat, he would be out of this home within 24 hours. But I know he wouldn't cheat on me. That is what his ex wife did to him.
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
6 Apr 08
Nonsense!! If the person REALLY loved you, they wouldn't have done that in the first place! That's my opinion on it. But to those that want to continue the relationship, good luck to you. And please spare us the surprise if/when it happens again...
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
6 Apr 08
Thanks for the good luck because I am one of the few people who stupidly continue the relationship.lol. Actually, my husband cheated on me when I was pregnant with my second child. Pregnant and cheated on? I was hurt and felt really humiliated. But I gave him second chance and I was determined to make my marriage work. I told myself that the other woman was a loser because since nobody wanted her, she decided to steal someone's husband. And I told her that my husband was for me to keep and not hers. I kept telling myself that for the sake of my children, I forsake all the pain and humiliation so that my children will have their daddy back. What past is past and I want to move on with my family.
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@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
6 Apr 08
Let me return then. I wish you the best with your relationship...
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• United States
7 Apr 08
I really dont know what i would do, if i didnt love the man i would leave right off the bat. But if my fiance cheated (which i'm pretty sure he will never do this) it would all depend on the situation, what was going on between us at the time, why he did it, and if i think he would do it again. I htink that i would (stupidly) forgive him the first time, but it would take me a long, long time to trust him again. Then if it happened again, he'd be on his behind out the door. the reason i would take him back the first time is because i have a lot of love for him and i think that it would be hard to take that love away, it would hurt badly but i dont think i would be able to leave. I use to be someone that said that i will leave a cheater, and a beater the first time they do it. well its true i still would, but like i said it depends on the situation. If he cheated on me just b/c he wanted to, then yes i will leave him.
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 08
Sometimes it all depend on us. We might be very hurt, angry and so many questions with no answers. There are so many reasons why we choose to stay in the relationship or to end the relationship after being cheated. Sure we will meet somebody new, experience the whole new love again but does it give us assurance that the new person in our life will stay faithful, and that he/she will not commit adultery? Or are we the one who is going to commit adultery?
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• United States
7 Apr 08
i agree with you there, good point, because i know right now that i have just as much of a chance to cheat as my fiance has to cheat. Love is a very confusing thing, but i know that the love i have for him is differant than i would imagine. I just only hope if anything happens and i have to find someone new that the love will be stronger.
• India
6 Apr 08
ideally one should just walk out of a relationship where the partner has cheated on you but most of the time we don't do that.we tend to cling on the very hope of the fact that they person is in love with us and will come back but ideally this is something that never happens.if he loved you he wouldn't have tried to cheat on you with another woman knowing that this way he's putting the relationship at stake!!!
@cheenlly (3477)
• Philippines
7 Apr 08
Yes i believe so that there are people who continue relationship despite of being cheated by their partner because maybe some are still in denial. They still make themselve believe that their partner can't do such thing because they choose to believe that there partner is true to them and love them very much but when time comes when they come to self- realization and they are not on denial anymore and they realize how stupid they are they will just let go and move on. That's the truth even if we deny it. But inspite of that pain we learned a lesson. All we need is to accept facts and let go and don't let someone continue to cheat. We just need to be true to ourselves and we can't let ourselves love someone who don't love us anymore. We need to move on and find the right one.
@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 08
Yes I agree with you. I am probably one of them. Perhaps I am still in denial. But if I do leave him and when that happens, I don't think I would want to start a new relationship anymore. I will start concentrating on my life with my kids.
• United States
7 Apr 08
I would not tolerate cheating. I am a very loyal person and I expect the same loyalty in return. There is no excuse for cheating. If a person really loves you, he/she will not cheat. The main reason why I would end the relationship/marriage immediately if I found out that I was cheated on, is because I don't trust people easily. It takes a long time for me to actually trust anyone. So if the person I am with has gained my trust, and then betrays me, I could NEVER go back to trusting them again because it was already hard for me to do so in the first place. The trust will be gone forever and that person will cease to exist for me.
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@cherriemae (3370)
• Philippines
7 Apr 08
for me, it's really impossible to a relationship to continue knowing that your partner was cheated on you..it was really unrespectful to your part because if your partner did that thing, it means that he/she doesn't love you anymore..although, it's too painful but i think you need not to continue the relationship..as simple as that..you can still find a true person, he/she's not the only person in this world..goodluck
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 08
I thought about that before. But I was worried about my young children growing up without their real father. If it was me alone, I would just end it.
@gemini_rose (16264)
7 Apr 08
It is not always that simple though is it? Someone cheats, relationship over, end of. It is easy for people to say that, especially if it has never happened to them. I used to say it all the time, if my hubby cheats on me that is it, it will be over. Reality was, he cheated on me for a year, that was over a year ago, we are still together. There are always so many emotions in this sort of thing and so much more involved than just cheating. It is not that easy to just say that you would end it.
@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 08
I agree with you gemini_rose. I was cheated but I am still with him.
@alexigne (903)
• Philippines
7 Apr 08
Your right. And if your going to seek some advice, They will say move on or give him another chance if you really think that he will chance and never cheat again. But that was no insurance at all. On my case, i always give it another chance as long as i can. That is love and to err is human to forgive is divine. Loving someone has no limitation when it is truly deeply involve the whole you.
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@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 08
I believe in forgiveness. After all, we don't live long and having grudges is a waste of time.
• India
7 Apr 08
Hi, At first instance i rajected the relation.But before rejecting one must examine the situation.If he/she has no other option and situation compel him to do so one can consider.But chea.ting is intentional and for profit motive one must discontinue the relation
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@suganrekh (264)
• India
6 Apr 08
No not at all I hate people cheating in relationships they must all go to hell rightnow
7 Apr 08
yes, only if d person who cheated on u is willing to or has changed and realizes his/her mistake
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• China
7 Apr 08
i will forgive who cheats me if i regard he or she is my friend.what is a friend? when he or she meets the difficulties,you can stand with him and help him.your friens cheat you,i think he or she has his or her reasons. we must help him go out of his difficulty
@ellie26 (4139)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 08
You are a good friend, indeed. For me, if I have a friend who cheats on me on anything, I would still be his or her friend but I would be very careful not to fall into his/her trap again.
• India
7 Apr 08
No i cud never forgive a person who has cheated on me, never! Even if he was sorry or realised his mistake also, coz i wud never b able 2 trust him again, so that means there is just no relationship xisting without trust.
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• India
7 Apr 08
Hi ellie, I have been chated by my ex. our relationship was one of the smoothest till i got to know that he had cheated on me. more than being hurt i was in a state of shock. I was hocked as i trusted him more than myself. well yes i do agree that you should not continue the relatonship however it is not so easy. It does hurt your ego at the same time. We did get back together but it was never ever the same again. and i would like to share this thought to all" how much ever youtry its never the same again"
@banerowe (75)
• Philippines
7 Apr 08
Nope. I don't think I could get myself to trust that person again, if that was so. But if you asked if I could forgive them, then my answer would have been yes. It would be easier to forgive those cheaters, but going back to the relationship would rather be hard. I think life is too short for so much suffering, and having someone I love cheat on me just means that "us" won't work. Thus, I'd rather we go on separately, because at least we would be happy/at peace.
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• Singapore
7 Apr 08
I think you can still continue relationship with that person as a friend. It is painful to accept that, but forgiveness is very important. If you know how to forgive, then you can let go of your heartaches. The relationship will not be the same of course, as you might consider the person as your friend, might not be close, but still, show him/her that everyone has given the chance to change and that, he/she is very lucky to have you and will always be thankful that he/she learned a lot from you. Keep posting, Mickey
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
6 Apr 08
I would definitely not tolerate anyone cheating on me and if it would happen I would definitely say goodbye. I know that it might hurt for a while but it's the best thing to do especially when you find something out like this. If the person truly loved you then they would not even fathom cheating on you.
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• China
7 Apr 08
As far as I am concerned, if the person who cheated on me is my closest relative, I would like to forgive him. However if not I would like not continue the relationship.