What will you do if your partner cheats on you?

Philippines
March 7, 2008 12:35am CST
What if you happen to see your partner having a date with someone else while he/she told you that he/she is with his/her family? And when you confronted him/her that you saw them, he/she confessed that he/she lied bout family thing. And he/she is asking for your forgiveness and promise not to tell lies again. What will you do? Would you trust him/her again? God Bless
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63 responses
• United States
7 Mar 08
If my boyfriend ever cheated on me, I would get mad then I would get even. I might be able to forgive him the first time, but any time after that... "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned".
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@aconites (768)
• United States
8 Mar 08
thats a nice idea .. but would you tell him that your gonna get even with him and your going on a date with some other guy?
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• United States
8 Mar 08
I might, I might not. It depends on me and the situation.
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• Canada
8 Mar 08
Just kick his butt right out of your life! Two wrongs don't make a right...and you are stooping to his level! He won't be able to stand it when you show him you are not the spineless idiot that he is, and you can make it, wonderfully on your own!
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• India
7 Mar 08
Hi drake714, There is no need to forgive a partner who has been caught redhanded.Even if the partner is forgiven, a suspicion will allways remains there.Living with suspicion is a hell.So, it is better to part way with no fighting or arguements. Let the partner learn their mistake atleast on a later stage and be sincere to another in their later life. Good Luck.
• Canada
8 Mar 08
No better advice, ever given. Where were you when I needed to get smart? And you know at lot of them never learn, my ex-husband, father of my child, found another woman as soon as I booted his sorry butt (after 13 yrs/many affairs). I stayed very amicable with him, as I wanted no trauma for our son...I had to meet him, regarding sharing the costs of dental work for my son. During the discussion, he informed me that he had arranged a hotel room for us, I nearly puked all over the table in front of us. He was living with another woman & had a new baby with her. I am not bitter, it just proved to me that, once a cheater, always a cheater. I sure lost a lot of respect for him!
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@andyvish (901)
• India
7 Mar 08
Partners are not supposed to cheat each other, aren't they? Family troubles are to be settled either by talking or shouting. If still there is no releif, simply get out of such family life. We can adjust only upto a limit.
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• Philippines
8 Mar 08
that's right family matters should be discussed be resolved. If thinga didn't work out. Better do what you said. Who would want a complicated family life anyway? Thanks for posting
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@vhayste (115)
• Philippines
7 Mar 08
Though it never happened to me, I'll talk to her seriously and ask her directly. Since you don't have a way of knowing whether she is telling the truth or not, I'll forgive her once but if ever I smell something fishy, then I'll let my investigative mind look for answers.
• Philippines
8 Mar 08
Good for you to have a partner that's honest and true to you. And even if it happens (hope not) you would still give her a chance. That's nice. God Bless
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@x7heavens (365)
• Singapore
7 Mar 08
I will confront him, rant at him, slap him in public, exposing him for what he really is, a cheater. Then, I will leave him for good, get him out of my head completely and regard as if he never ever existed. A chapter of my life, closed, binded and thrown away. I will never forgive him even if the sky comes down on me. Such is the hatred I have towards cheaters. Love is based on honesty and trust. And if even these basic requirements is not present in the relationship, then there is nothing else.
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• Philippines
8 Mar 08
hey you scared me.. But its natural to be angry. I've been cheated before so I know the feeling. But what if you really have fallen in love to this guy and shared a lot of memories. And the guy is really persistent in making up with you? Would you consider it. Thanks for posting. God Bless
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• Philippines
7 Mar 08
A cheater for me is always a cheater, so I'd rather be alone than being cheated over and over again, but there's always an exemption. If he proves that he's worthy of my trust then I'll give him a chance. If he only ask for forgiveness and only promise without doing anything then I'll never trust him again.
• Philippines
8 Mar 08
Tough outside but soft-hearted you are. Still giving a try after what have done to you. Well, anyone has a second chance. Don't we? God Bless
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@mansha (6298)
• India
15 Mar 08
I will simply walk out of the relationship and I know that my spouse knows this hence I have never felt threatened of this. I have too much self respect for myself then to let anyone do this to me and come back for asking forgiveness. I would never do so to my partner and neither would expect him to do so to me.
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@onesiobhan (1327)
• Canada
11 Mar 08
Lying is the one thing I cannot tolerate and I am very clear about that up front. I don't forgive liars. If they can't stick with that one rule, then I won't have anything to do with them.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
11 Mar 08
i would break up with him immediately. i can't really forgive cheating because what he does today, he will do again in the future. and it just shows that he is not really serious with me because he is considering other girls. maybe i can still accept him but he would go a long way just to prove himself to me, that he really loves me and is serious with me. he should realize first that i'm not some girl who he can fool and take advantage of.
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@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
22 Mar 08
I put up with this kind of behavour from my first husband several times. I finally got a brain and kicked him to the curb. Once a cheater, always a cheater. They never change especially if they are forgiven and taken back each time. In doing that we are telling them it is okay to cheat on me, I will forgive you and take you back, so go ahead and do it again and again. Well, after awhile it gets to be tedious and it will never change if you don't put your foot down the first time around. Like I said my ex-husband did it to me several times, about 10 times before I said enough is enough, get out. He always promised it wouldn't happen again and please forgive me, but after I let my guard down, he was off doing the same thing till he got caught and then the same cycle happened. I call this disrespect for me and I call it disrespect for myself.
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@nicksy (178)
• Philippines
7 Mar 08
first i will be furious, but by the time i regain my calmness, i will evaluate my self, if i've done something wrong, or didn't gaive ebough attention, then i shall forgive her(a can't ignore her because i love her very much), but if she have done it again, that is a different scenario, you know 2nd offence has a greater penalty. and we'll see if i'm going to forgive and trust her again.
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• Philippines
8 Mar 08
I can see that you're a kind person. And for you to think that you have done something wrong thst's why she cheats? That's really different from others opinion, especially guys. And even if she have done it twice, it's sill possible for you to forgive her. You're amazing. God Bless
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@reejane (293)
• Philippines
7 Mar 08
Pretty tough question since I've never been in that position. Well initial reaction would be shock, anger, disappointment and betrayal. Since I'm married I don't think I can forgive my husband. I don't like being cheated and my husband knows about it beacuse we've discussed it before when we got married. It's really hard for me to say at this point what will really be my actions towards cheater... I just hope that I won't have to go through that.
• Philippines
8 Mar 08
Good for you to have an honest and loyal husband. And your lucky coz you've not experienced it even before your marriage. I'll tell you, it really hurts a lot. Been there. I hope your husband will stay loyal to you. Gos Bless
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• Nepal
11 Mar 08
if she cheat me then i will slap her once and then start find new beautiful gals than her and i will my new girlfren with to old one.
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@seiko25 (74)
• United States
22 Mar 08
I would be pretty hurt and heated. I would never be able to trust my partner in the same way again. So I would probably leave him. Anytime he goes anywhere, I would be thinking if he's telling the truth or not, and that just isn't worth my time.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
9 Mar 08
It would hurt too much I just don't think I could deal with it. He knows that I would not accept him cheating on me, just like he would not accept me cheating on him.
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
7 Mar 08
look cheating in relationship is a big crime as i think. its not just that can be let off.in other cases someone does mistake. but how can a person do so when he/she has a BF/BF? it is fault knowing everything and really bad. i can't forgive it.
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• Pakistan
10 Mar 08
Though it is not wise to forget and forgive it all but I would like to suggest that you should give a chance to person who behaved like this. You should tell that it is not good but I am giving you a chance to mend your attitude. You should give her or him three chances. If she or he proves her self or him self on track then you should keep continue the friendship, otherwise you may cut the rope of relationship.
@bond0077 (375)
8 Mar 08
Hello Drake,i would rather you used that person than he/she it get a little confusing reading it this way,but any ways,sounds like you are referring to yourself right?ok first of all i think the right way to deal with this situation is to allow the person a chance,(without you even asking )to tell you about what they were doing at that meeting it could be anything a job interview,business lunch,a cousin,friend of the family etc..now this sound funny the way you put it on here!bringing a date to a family,a)if you are in a serious relationship with someone then wouldn't your partner's family be asking about where you are?as oppose to this new person?or do they NOT know about you yet?in this case i would not consider your relationship serious!then you said the person admit to lying about the family thing?i am assuming that the said person went out with someone and you caught them right?listen bottom line,that person was caught with someone else and if you let that person get away with it,by accepting their excuse it WILL happen again and next time worse,so tell him or her you need time to think about things then don't call them back until YOU decide if you want to continue with this untrust worthy person ok?good luck!
• Canada
9 Mar 08
I'm not sure how I would feel or what I would do - I think I'd have to be in the situation but I would try to forgive the first time. Better, I think, is to prevent cheating! My husband and I both believe that it's wrong and regularily have "relationship checkups" to see where we can improve and make sure that we are meeting each others needs to ensure there's no need to go to someone else to have our needs met.
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8 Mar 08
hi drake..i'm a victim of that i should say..believe it or not i was blinded for almost four years now..what hurts a lot was all my doubts about the person were all true yet as a compensation the person would say sorry and promise not to do it again but the person does it again..lucky for the person if i won't know but bad for the person because people would tell me..i'm just so stupid for hoping and hoping that the person would totally change..recently, the person confessed to me everything..and i was so so shocked and i can't believe that things are happening to me..do u think it doesn't double the pain?..but i may be too good for the person because the person is my first relationship, so i need to give the person this last chance..i will fly sooner so if the person won't be honest and won't totally change this time..i'll find some one else who will make me happy by being honest and loyal to me.. in your case, you just have to be careful..people are right..cheaters are always cheaters..but sometimes if you love the person, it's so hard to let go..but don't worry, you will, at the end especially if that person is really dishonest by nature..just try to be the best for the person and if that person continues to do that..then that person isn't worthy for your loyalty..
• Philippines
8 Mar 08
hi happyfeet25. well what can i say to you? stupid? or just in love? four years relationship, same with me to my last gf. I am like you, cheated not once. but after the last time she cheats on me, it is the end of our four year relation. Yes your too good for that person, and maybe he thinks that if he done something wrong and he asked forgiveness, you'll forgive him anyway.. So he's not worry if he done it again and again. Being him your first bf is not the basis of your relatinship. Sometimes its just the foundation for your next relationship. You deserve to be happy. Don't live your life in loneliness and emptiness. Do not waist your time to a person like that. Everything has its limitations. Time to move on. God Bless
• Philippines
9 Mar 08
Yes its really difiicult to move on to that four year relation especially that was my longest one and I'm very serious with it. When that happened, I was dringking for 1 week and also got fired from my previous job. That's really double the pain, no love, no job. But after counselling to someone who is ALWAYS there in times like this, I realized that its not the end of the world for me. And come to think of it, maybe my problem is really small compared to other people who really is in need. And I think that maybe there is a reason for all of this things to happen. Because someone out there is planning your life and I'm sure HE knows what is best for me. And HE will give you twice or even 3x of blessings for what have happened to you. And HE did to me. I got a better job right now and Im already 3 1/2 years in company. And this the BIG thing that HE gave to me. HE gave the right person for me, and were already married since October 2006, in civil. And we're just married again in church October last year. See, everything happens has a purpose. BTW you know that someone I talked to? Its GOD. So now I don't worry what's gonna happen next. It's all up to HIM. Hope this helps. Have a grat day with GOD.
9 Mar 08
hi drake 714..thanks..your message helped a lot..just curious..how did you moved on with a four year relationship and then suddenly went into nothing?..well maybe it won't be that hard especially if she wasn't your first,right?..in my case, i still don't know for now what move i will take because were working at the same place..maybe soon at GOD's right time..i know he doesn't deserve to be treated nicely but i have to coz he's also one of GOD's creation..i know i deserve to be happy and that's something that i deprived myself of..thanks anyway friend for a great advice..good luck to both of us..don't worry i know how exactly stupid i am for staying in this relationship..GOD bless..