would you give a cheater a second chance?

Philippines
May 16, 2008 9:13am CST
you've caught your boyfriend/girlfriend dating someone else, will you still give him/her a chance?
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17 responses
• United States
16 May 08
I believe most women or at least more than half, give their boyfriends/husbands second chances after they have been caught cheating. I have never caught any of my ex's cheating but I did have the signs and I have given them another chance. Call me foolish but I am not alone.
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@aowaow (1516)
• Indonesia
17 May 08
I am with you.
• Philippines
17 May 08
yeah, but i think a second chance is the best that we can give them, but if they'll do it again, definitely, I'm shutting my door. thanks :)
@roanne05 (1290)
• Oman
17 May 08
i will only give just one chance...but before he can get that chance he has to work fr it hard! trust is the foundation of every relationship! earn it take care of it! if it is broken work to get it back!
@aowaow (1516)
• Indonesia
17 May 08
This is not we are giving him a chance, but he's the one who's giving us a chance.
• Philippines
17 May 08
he's giving us the chance to trust him again :)
@jesus777 (662)
• Bermuda
16 May 08
i wuold give him a second chance but if he did it repeatedly then i would kick him to the curb because its obvious that he cant handle commitment!!!!
• Philippines
17 May 08
everybody deserves a second chance :) but when he wastes it, that's the final string! :)
@ellie333 (21016)
16 May 08
Once a cheat always a cheat so no I would be out of the relationship immediately as I personally would never be able to trust again so even though I would forgve I wouldn't be able to forget and move on from it. Once trust has been broken it is very hard to reapir. Ellie :D
@ellie333 (21016)
16 May 08
This is a general rule but there is always the exception with your friend being one of them. People also feel it is woman that receive the violence within relationships but a lot of the time men are victims of it too. Ellie :D
• United States
16 May 08
I would disagree with the saying "once a cheat always a cheat". It depends on the reasons why they cheat. I know a guy that cheated on his abusive girlfriend. She even admitted to me that she was abusive and I've seen the black eyes to prove it. He has never cheated in any of his other relationships.
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• Philippines
16 May 08
no way... not a chance. never. i hate cheaters. i would appreciate more, though it would hurt, a guy who could tell me to my face he cant go on anymore with the relationship other than do something behind my back. we all got limits and in relationships, this is my limit, and totally cut off from him even communication:)
• Philippines
17 May 08
once a cheater, always a cheater! :)
@niel101 (916)
• Philippines
17 May 08
all deserve a second chance.. but it defends upon the situation...
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
16 May 08
Not a chance. They would be out of my life immediately. Trust is a huge issue with me and if I give my all in a relationship I expect no less from them. I have actually been cheated on once, that I know of, and I tried to get over it but it's just not in me. I would never cheat on anyone so I guess I can't handle it when someone does it to me.
• Philippines
16 May 08
very well said :) thanks :)
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
18 May 08
i dont think i can....i tried it though but i kept on thinking about the other girl and how he ever could have done it to me so after 2 weeks of giving him a chance...i gave up and broke up with him.
@Cocoa33 (921)
• United States
18 May 08
no i wouldn't. if i was to do that. i would be saying to him it was okay for him to cheat on me the first time. he can do it again.
• United States
17 May 08
Been there done that and thankfully I have learned from my mistake. If the person is able to cheat on you then they dont really love you and they never will. Forgiving them and staying with them is just showing the person that you are willing to settle for that, thats no way to live you need to show people that you deserve better and are willing to except no less. Also even if they did do it once and then never again (which is highly unlikely) the relationship wont last anyway because you will never be able to fully trust again, that seed of doubt has already been planted and even if it is down deep its likely to resurface at any time
• United States
16 May 08
No. I wouldn't because I try to put my relationship first. It wouldn't be my fault if something went wrong in my relationship so there would be nothing I could have done differently to change the situation. This being said, I think that if I did stay in the relationship that the paranoia would drive me nuts and make us both very unhappy. I wouldn't not want to waste anymore of my life with someone who didn't love me enough to stay faithful.
• Philippines
16 May 08
nicely put :) thanks :)
@maquisa (316)
• Philippines
18 May 08
honestly i did it...i gave my X bf not just a second chance but third,forth haha...and worst of all he just not having dates with those gals but they have an affair.... but i believe that everything has an end and the kind of guy that i have love really wh*re and didn't have contendment in his life...he likes to collect b*tches...now i never give a damn on second chances...i've already learned never give chances to people who are cheaters,CHEATERS WILL ALWAYS BE CHEATERS!
@sturner03 (326)
• United States
17 May 08
I always swore that I would never stay with someone that cheated on me. And I stuck to that till I met the man I'm with now. He was with another women, but if it's true love it worths the problems that come. It's been 2 years and I still think about it, it still eats away at me. But also when you have kids you do whatever it takes to make the family stay together.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
17 May 08
Everybody deserves a SECOND CHANCE, I would give it if that ever happens to me. But on a second chance, it's up for the girl to make up with it. Trust and respect is what makes a relationship strong, hopefully to last long as well..
@2btrueinu (700)
• Philippines
17 May 08
Well all of us commit mistakes in our life. I will give him a second chance but if he will do it again I will not give him a chance again because he will do it over and over again. I will be hurt over and over again.
@chubibo (294)
• Philippines
17 May 08
never give cheaters a second chance,they will just do it again..once is enough for a wise man.it's gonna be their lost..