Married Women

United States
February 8, 2007 10:27am CST
What would you do or say if your husband told you he wanted to cheat on you?
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14 responses
• United States
8 Feb 07
I'd be really hurt, but I'd also be honored that he'd confide in me about that. Married people get crushes all the time, and it's natural to have feelings like that. Maybe by telling you that he's been considering it, he's grasping for help, needing your attention or not knowing how to liven up yours and his relationship.
@trinale (1479)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Now this one should have been selected the best answer! That is a very mature way of handling a very delicate situation. Fighting is NEVER the right answer.
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@MySpot (2600)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Great response. I have to say, I'd appreciate his forthrightness about his feelings and see it as an honest approach to letting me know he is unhappy/unsatisfied. It could definitely be a warning or call for relationship help.
@MySpot (2600)
• United States
19 Feb 07
My husband and I have an understanding that we would have enough respect for one another to let eachother know if we are unhappy or unsatisfied in our marriage....We both feel that cheating is NOT an option. If we wanted a relationship with someone else (physical or emotional), we would be true to our vow of love and get out of the marriage first. Plus, he knows I will go straight psycho if I found out! Trust me, it wouldn't be worth it for him to take the chance ; )
@MySpot (2600)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Usually, people thinking of cheating are thinking that 'the grass is greener on the other side', but they don't realize that maybe the neighbor is taking better care of his lawn! If we want 'greener grass', then we must nurture our own lawns!
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
17 Feb 07
If he wanted, but he did not it can be good news :/ but I do not like to hear these news. He wants to cheat on me only if our relationship is not good. So the problem for me would be that the relationship went to wrong. He must love me so much that he do not even think of cheating. So, I would ask myself first, what should I do to make our relationship better. Am I not good enough? But if I know, that I am good, and kind etc. I would ask him: WHY? If he has problem with me, then I would correct my defaults. But if he only likes a woman, that is else than me, I would ask him to leave me alone. I do not need a man who wants another woman. I do not want to share my man with another woman. So if he is not sure, that he loves me especially, I do not need his love. If ever a man say to you that you are not the only, then do say to him, that you do not need this kind of love. I suggest you never let men play with your feelings. If a man know that he could loose you, he will do his best not to loose you. And if not- it doesn't worth to care with him.
• India
12 Feb 07
why one will tell, they want to cheat before cheating. If he is telling that he want to cheat. tell him ok, fine but not now. Hahaha
• United States
11 Feb 07
I will get very angry with him.. Will let him to leave him or leave her...
@CRiley27 (983)
• United States
8 Feb 07
Lets just say I would let me hands do the talking. I would smack the s**t out of him. Not for wanting to cheat, but for being so stuid to tell me. LOL :)
• United States
8 Feb 07
what if he said he told you because he wanted to be honest with you
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• United States
8 Feb 07
Goodbye and don't come back.
• United States
8 Feb 07
I would leave the marriage. And I would probably slap him really hard too.
@anjoks (2080)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
I don't think he will say this to me right on my face. . But "what if?" .... There's just one thing i'll do. SMASH HIS FACE! He'll be a battered husband i tell you. ^_^
@smartnrich (1067)
• Malaysia
9 Feb 07
I don't think he will tell you if he want to cheat you, Better you carefull.
• United States
8 Feb 07
WOW that is deep...i would leave him since he want to cheat on me and make him regret it
@ruknaa (407)
• India
8 Feb 07
kick him out of the house.. and ask the lawyer to visit him the next day
@mazmoaz (248)
• Norway
8 Feb 07
Let's say this was my wife, saying that. I don't know. I would cheat first..? Ohohoho. She comes home all like : " I slept with another dude ". And I would be like : " Hahaha, I slept with another woman last week..!! Sucker..!!".
• United States
8 Feb 07
Talk with him about why he was feeling this way. We'd also go to marriage counseling. Cheating is 100% unacceptable in our marriage. I'd be glad that he came to me with the problem/his feelings before he acted on them, but I would not just ignore them. We would need to talk about what got him to that point, why I didn't know and what we could do to fix it. I think in the moment I would be horribly hurt and furious but down the line I would be grateful that he came to me first. It is much easier to fix a problem like this as soon as it comes up rather than waiting until after cheating has already happened.