Would you forgive someone who cheated on you?

United States
March 16, 2007 12:11pm CST
Let's say your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse slept with one of your friends. They did it more than once, and you never would have known, except the person they were sleeping with informed you and apologized. When confronted, your significant other seems genuinely sorry and promises it will never happen again. Do you give them a second chance and forgive them? What about the friend your significant other slept with? What would you be feeling?
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• Niger
17 Mar 07
If it's just one time they do it,I'll forgive and give our relationship a chance but if it's more than one time:I'll definitely leave my partner even if it's my wife because she'd rather married my friend instead of living with me as she is loving what they are doing.In my area you can share a husband (Polygamous is popular in Africa,specially in West side) but it's forbidden to share a wife.
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• United States
18 Mar 07
That's interesting. Is there any specific justification for why husbands can be shared but wives can't, or is it just tradition? I'm just curious is all.
• United States
16 Mar 07
If you believe they are truly sorry yeah you should forgive them you should anyways for yourself at least it will lift a heavy burden on your heart. As far as a second chance if you guys think you can truly work things out between eachother why not everyone deserves a 2nd chance right wouldn't you want a 2nd chance if it was the other way around. That's what made me come to my conclusion after my husband cheated. But, also remember you don't have to stay with the person to forgive them. But, as much advice as people give you, you are the only one who can come up with the true answer and you might just need a little alone time for that and then you would know what you will have to do, if that is to stay or to go. But, you also forgive them both you will feel better for that trust me I know how you feel.
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• United States
18 Mar 07
I tend to agree. Thanks for your comments.
• Philippines
16 Mar 07
Seems to be a real scenario here, thanks for posting this one, penfencer... well, I would possibly give my significant other a second chance if they did it only once, and with some reasons like she was just drunk and didn't expected she'd wake up in somebody else's bed, or they we're caught in the middle of intense emotions and weren't able to resist the temptation... but if they did it a couple of times more, well that's one big reason for a break up... how could I ever sleep with her knowing that she had slept with my friend more than once without even feeling sorry for me? that's simply beyond acceptable for me. a trust broken would take a lifetime to be fixed again. Godbless!
• Philippines
19 Mar 07
Doing it once is fine....doing it twice is intentional...why would I forgive and give them a reason to possibly fool me again...They can say they are sorry but the damage is done. Trust broken and may take time to fix... It may take time for me to forget then forgive but definitely i'm not gonna live with him anymore... I must move on by trying to forget...and one way to do that is getting rid of the sickening face.
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