Tuesday, 17 February 2009

  • I've Cheated on My BF Twice

    Looking into the eyes of the one you cheated on...it's like looking into the eyes of your parents when they've caught you sneaking a cookie before dinner.

    Most posts reference what to do after you've been cheated on, with most of the readers screaming, "Nah, don't trust her again. She'll do it to you again." or "he wouldn't have done it if he didn't love you. Surely you can't still love him?"

    But, what happens when you do? When they find it in their heart to forgive, even if you've done it more than once. What happens now?

    Cheating happens for many reasons, but once the catastrophic of what's going to happen has passed, it's time to move forward, right?

    I cheated on my boyfriend. Not once, but twice. I felt bad the first time. I felt like dried-out, deep fried in cat puke, then ran over poo the second time. And yet he still found it in his beautiful heart to forgive me.

    And now we're moving on with it. Just because a person cheats does not mean it'll happen again and again. I can say that because I have zero desire to ever do that again. It was a really rough patch in our relationship filled with a death in the family, change in atmosphere and personality and a variety of other factors. I didn't do it because I didn't love him. I did it because I needed love I wasn't receiving, which inevitably, is both of our faults.

    The second time? I just wasn't thinking. I take complete responsibility and if I could take it back, I'd do anything. And though I can't, I'm working so damn hard now to fix it. I hope he and I are strong enough to hack it.

    Do you believe that we can still make it? 

Comments (175)

  • la_faerie_joyeuse@xanga
  • vvn_0_0@xanga
  • AnonymousBlonde@xanga

    It's possible if both of you are willing to make the necessary changes to working towards a healthy, stable relationship and mindset.  Both of you need to actually discuss and resolve the conflicts between you two, rather than making some sort of unspoken agreement that it's probably not going to happen again.

  • firemonkiesofhell@xanga

    I'm a firm believer in love, so I think you can. You need to remember that you broke his trust, and earning it back will be difficult. More so, he shouldn't hold it against you, or else that guilt will eat you alive. I guess if you two are both ready to move on, then the relationship should last.

    Good luck, and I hope everything works out for you.

  • shake_things_up@xanga

    yeah.....i'm gonna be totally blunt and honest because i've had it happen to me


    i dont think you deserve him


    these are bad choices


    i'd be surprised if he takes you back


    I know why cheating happens but you need to talk it out before letting it happen... and when you don't talk...well there's your problem.

  • covet_me@xanga

    cheat once, you can believe it was an accident and that you are sorry ..... twice, it's a pattern.  "i have zero desire to ever to do it again"... and yet you did.

  • aexanatomy@xanga

    Honestly?

    I've been cheated on. I would never, ever cheat on my partner. And like I told my boyfriend at the time, I have the HARDEST TIME believing that anyone has any remorse if they've done it more than once. If you truly, truly regret something you do not do it again. No matter what the excuse is.

    You've been forgiven once. And that was already too much to ask from him.

    A second time?

    You either have a guy that loves being your used and abused door mat, or he has faith that maybe this time really will be the last time.

    And remember - never ruin an apology with an excuse.

    This is the type of thing that there really is no excuse in the world for.

    So I'll go with La Faerie, maybe you have a chance of saving the relationship. I wouldn't put money on it, but if you do, learn your lesson the second time around.

  • mustardcat@xanga

    I cheated on my ex with my current boyfriend. My ex doesn't speak to me anymore.


    I think if i cheated on my boyfriend now, he would be really hurt and heartbroken, but i dont think he would leave me. But i would never do that, I love him too much to even look at another guy in a different way. And even if I do, I just think of him in the end anyways.


    I think if you &your boyfriend really love each other, then it may be possible to continue on with your relationship. But just know, he'll always remember it. When he sleeps at night, he'll be thinking about your hands on another man. & trust me, that eats a person up inside. He may become bitter later on in life after years of "ignoreing" it.


    Good luck to you.

  • theresastacey@xanga

    Oh, wow. You two must have a strong thing going, because one time I can deal with and forgive. Two times, in my mind, is like establishing a pattern, and I would forgive the act but I don't think I would stay with the person. Cheating doesn't guarantee it will happen again, but past behavior is the best predictor for future behavior. & Trust is the most important thing to me in a relationship. No judgement from my end though and I hope things work out.

  • aexanatomy@xanga

    @covet_me@xanga - cheat once, you can believe it was an
    accident and that you are sorry ..... twice, it's a pattern.  "i have
    zero desire to ever to do it again"... and yet you did.

    --

    That is an excellent point.

  • kusakusakiwi@xanga
  • bunniebutt@xanga

    Good luck. Though I think you're bound to slip up again.

    Why your bf still took you back after your second time of cheating is beyond me.

    Can love alone really be this forgiving? We're talking about complete betrayal of trust and complete lack of respect for the other person, not once, but twice. 

  • immaairheadxl@xanga

    @kusakusakiwi@xanga - very much =)


    " doesn't mean it'll happen again"


    oh shit, but i swore, i just saw you wrote TWO TIMES. haha

  • EarthsAzureLight@xanga

    I wouldn't trust you. Quite honestly, if you felt bad the first time and still went through with it the second time... Doesn't mean much to you in the heat of the moment and you put yourself in that situation.

    I wouldn't try to work it out if it happened twice.

  • mustardcat@xanga

    @aexanatomy@xanga - "If you truly, truly regret something you do not do it again. No matter what the excuse is. "
    @covet_me@xanga - "cheat once, you can believe it was an accident and that you are sorry ..... twice, it's a pattern.  "i have zero desire to ever to do it again"... and yet you did."


    Amen to that. If you really honestly felt terrible about it, you would have thought about that before you started the second time. The thought of how much hurt you caused and how bad you felt would have made you stop and think about what you're doing.
    I totally agree with those statements.

  • psykoaznballa@xanga
  • thinkpinkpanther@xanga

    If someone cheats on me once, fool on them, if they do it twice, fool on me.


    He's a fool, if you were married, then things would be different, but if someone doesn't care about you enough to cheat on you before you are married, then I wouldn't marry them. (and I know you said you loved him, it doesn't matter)
    Secondly, there is NO excuse for cheating, death, fighting...nothing.  I don't know your situation, and I don't need to, there are plenty of people that have dealt with worse who have NOT cheating on their SO's.
  • jeezshoua@xanga

    To me, there is not a good enough reason or reason (s) to justify a person when he or she decides to cheat. 

    When any kind of problems arise in a relationship, communicate with the other and find a way to fix the issue.  If not, take a break or let go.

    Yes, I've been cheated on before and yes, I truly do believe you two can make your relationship work.  Most importantly, it's the fact if he's able to completely forgive you for it and not hold a grudge or resent you for it.

    I hope you change for the better and learn from your mistakes.  Not everyone gets a second or third chance after they've been discovered.

    Cheaters only cheat because they want their cake and eat it too.

    If it was me in this situation, I wouldn't want to be with you after you cheated on me the second time.  The first time, it should of been a done deal. 

  • tubbz87

    I don't know, but I hope you learn that whenever you're facing problems in your relationship, TALK ABOUT IT with your bf. If you just sweep it under the rug, you're never gonna get thru it. Please do communicate, instead of going to someone else.
    ETA: Oh, and don't justify what you did with excuses. Your bf doesn't deserve that. But if I were to be completely blunt, I think he deserves someone who wouldn't cheat on him.

  • MakinzyKrysteen@xanga

    I believe that every time a cheater is forgiven it makes it that much easier for them to cheat again.

    I hope that you're able to make it work.

  • Lordv16@xanga
  • aexanatomy@xanga

    @thinkpinkpanther@xanga - I don't think that the "fool me once..." lesson applies to this.

    He loved her enough to forgive her, and still have trust in her. She betrayed that trust, and thus betrayed the person she claims to love twice.

    I dunno, maybe it's just me..

    @brittbritt__x@xanga - "The thought of how much hurt you caused and how bad you felt would have made you stop and think about what you're doing."

    Very good point. Cheating is a very selfish thing to do.

  • Hallelujah_Haptism@xanga

    Once a cheater ALWAYS a cheater but. . . .like you said, i doubt you would of strayed if he was giving you what you needed *shrugs* this is pretty much over with sorry.

  • Neurotically_Mine@xanga

    I've cheated before. It wasn't because I didn't love him either. I was vulnerable at that time and he wasn't there to give me the kind of attention I needed. It's not his fault. I was weak willed and depressed...character flaws I'm still working on. I vowed afterward never to do something so stupid again. Other guys don't even turn me on the slightest.

    But it's possible to slip up again.. your boyfriend is very forgiving to take you back the second time. You're very lucky. Not many men will tolerate that kind of disrespect more than once.

  • anonymous

    After the first time, I think that you could make it work.  It sounds like you were going through a particularly rough patch both personally and in your relationship.  And you felt completely horrible about it.

    But I don't understand how the second time happened.  You said you weren't thinking, yeah, but how do we or him know that you won't "not think" again?  After how awful you claim to feel after the first time, how could it happen again?

    I think you're done, and I'd probably judge him for sticking with you.

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