Do you believe in a person who had cheated you before?

@llbo1981 (1237)
China
October 31, 2010 3:34am CST
There are so many cheaters in the society.Especially the dear friend of some one.They often trust each other,but some day one friend cheated the other one with some reasonable reasons.Maybe the friend's justification is enough to cheat you. Do you believe in your friend again?
11 responses
@jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
1 Nov 10
no amount of justifications or explanation is enough for someone to cheat on me. I will never ever going to believe someone who cheated on me already. The person resembles to" the boy who cried wolf" if what he is saying may be true already, then I will not believe him anymore even if its true. Its a price to pay for lying to me and cheating on me.
• India
1 Nov 10
Once my friend cheats me I would never trust him again, come what may.
• Philippines
31 Oct 10
hi, llbo, Every body deserves second chances.sometimes others cheat not becauze they like to, but they are in a zituation wherein they are forced to rather cheat to come out of itz way...Others are also used to, but if you are to show that you are not cloing doors, instead give another chance, that person may realize how kind hearted you are that He/She will try to evade from cheating you.
@sjlskl (3382)
• Singapore
31 Oct 10
I always believe in the benefits of a doubt. If the person have cheated me before, I think I will still believe him/her. However if the person is a constant liar, then I will not.
@kayevin (220)
• Philippines
1 Nov 10
My classmate did cheat on me,cheat in the way that he did something bad against me.And until now,even though we are still friends,Im not the same when I talk and behave in front of him.
• United States
31 Oct 10
You could look at it this way....if God forgives people for their sins then so should you. I'm not religious but I'm just saying. If one "man" can forgive the entire world for their wrong-doing then why can't one man/woman forgive one friend? None of us are perfect and we all make our fair share of mistakes. Any mistake is easily forgiven and if you value the friendship between you and this "friend" then you will have to forgive. Your trust level may not be the same and you can work on regaining that with communication. Does this mean that your "friend" will not do it again? No. But you will feel better within yourself by learning to forgive and let some things go. If you cannot forgive then it's best to move on and find a friend that shares the same values and beliefs that you do. :)
• Philippines
31 Oct 10
hi,it depends on my friend and it depends if i see that she already changed but if someone cheated on me before its very hard for me to bring back the trust.i can forgive her but the treatment and relationship is not as warm and friendly as before because i already know what harm she can do and still can do to me so id rather stay away from her or just talk to her casually.
@neelia_lyn (2003)
• Philippines
31 Oct 10
Why would someone cheat his/her friend? A true friend never cheats his/her friend because that would mean he/she is not reliable and doesn't deserve your trust and your friendship. A friend may lie to you about something but he/she should not cheat you. If a friend cheated me, I will have second thoughts on believing and trusting him/her again.
• United States
31 Oct 10
Just likw the old saying goes, the truth will set you free. I know because I cheated on my girlfriend when she was pregnant with out child. The hardest, most embarrasing thing i had to do was be upfront with her. Afterall, I was already busted. Of course she doesn't have the same level of trust in me;however, she trusts me fully with our daughter. I do love this woman very much, but even I know it will not be the same as it was before. Maybe someday our relationship will grow stronger. Maybe it won't. But, when you love someone, its hard to let go. I love her and she loves me. I think the whole cheating thing for most people are great mistakes that they don't consider the damages of. No one is innocent. We are all sinners. No one truly forgives right of bat. It takes several months or years to forgive. For example, the woman I love told me she forgave me. But the truth is she has not. That's why we are not together right now. But who knows, once truly forgiven, anything is possible. So please, don't hate the cheaters. Everyone makes the mistake, but it is how you go about it determines if there can be trust again. I learned my leason the hard way but still sticking with it. I do not believe in the old saying, once a cheater, always a cheater. That may not be true. People do change. It's part of life. We grow older and wiser. Human error is natural.
@jharia20 (365)
• Philippines
31 Oct 10
It depends, if he can explain why he did that and he has a proof then i will believe in him again :)
• Philippines
31 Oct 10
Cheating has so many form that you can eventually forgive and forget and others are just so difficult to accept that you need to get away from that same person who cheated you. The background of the person who cheated us would give tell-tale signs whether we can trust the same person all over again. We might check his background to friends, relatives and family. If there is really a proof that he is always a cheater, then better not to trust him with any big deal info, secrets, or life. We have this saying..."Fool we once, shame on you, Fool we twice, shame on me..." So I think if you already verified that he is a big liar and cheater then it would be your fault if you gave the same trust level as before.. No matter what, our values plays an important role here, if the guy who cheated you is an experienced cheater, then you know what to do...