I have never cheated and would never cheat. It's against my morals. it's a very sleazy, MEAN thing to do. If you aren't happy in your relationship, LEAVE it. I would never knowingly be the "other woman" in a relationship either. That is just as sleazy and awful. Cheating on someone is one of the worst things you can do to someone.

i've been cheated on, but never cheated.

finding out i'd been cheated on is the most horrific, emotionally painful thing i've ever been through. even though it was not all all my fault, it didn't stop me from questioning what was wrong with ME, that would make my boyfriend cheat on. me. it's tough to get over =\

I can say with a clear conscience I have NEVER cheated on anyone I've been with nor have I been cheated on. (Well, at least to my knowledge.) It's something I abhor. Chalk it up to my childhood with my jackass dad's philandering ways and I saw how he hurt my mom. I vowed I would never inflict pain on another woman like that and to this day I've kept my vow. I guess some people will say, "Well, never say never", but I always remind myself what it's like to be in someone else's shoes. I cannot fathom betraying someone I love.  

i used to believe this too ("i would never cheat on someone").  but i've decided recently that i wouldn't want to pass up the opportunity.  lady friend is out of town (or whatever), an opportunity is presented to have some fun with someone else, why wouldn't i do it?

there is only one reason i still hope i never cheat:  i wouldn't want someone else to do it to me--not that i foresee myself caring very much, since i don't really do relationships in the first place.  realistically speaking though, if the opportunity is there, and alcohol is involved...well, we all know that funny things happen when alcohol is involved.

The way I see it, cheating once is borderline pushing it, but depending on the severity or minority of the cheating, I think a second chance is plausible.  However, if you're a habitual cheater, you need to seek help.  I've cheated once and that was in high school.  It has taught me not to be with someone I'm not attracted to in the first place.  Sometimes you have to learn lessons the hard way.  In my adulthood, I've never cheated because I grew up.  To my knowledge no one has ever cheated on me, maybe they have but I just never found out.

I have cheated, and I realized that I needed to get my act together if I was going to deserve the kind of man that I wanted. I did change. :)

Now I have this craving for cake.

Anybody who cheats is just an insecure moron. They are just too stupid to realize that they can just be single and not worry about hurting anybody, or too insecure to break up because they need the security of a relationship. They have absolutely 0 respect for their partner. I just wish they could all fall off the planet lol

@TheNotoriousGOD@xanga - I hope you're kidding. And if you aren't...you do know you can just break up with your gf, right? Is it really that hard of a concept to grasp? What's the point in being with someone who you cant respect?

Some people cheat because they've never been encountered with a problem so severe before and it's a reaction given the right circumstances. Other people cheat because they don't care enough about the person they're with. For example, I cheated on my first boyfriend because I didn't know how to handle imminent break-up territory. That won't happen again because now I understand how to deal with the situation better. I've been the other woman with a guy through now two of his girlfriends and he just doesn't care enough about them. I've never been cheated on, so I can't attest to how that feels, but I've heard it really sucks, so I literally spell out how hurt his girlfriend would be if she found out and let him decide for himself. If the guy's choosing to cheat after that, he doesn't care. 

I've been cheated on, & I've cheated. Cheating hurt me way worse than being cheated on because it literally screwed up my family. Now were on the way to getting things better, but its a complicated road & yes I know thats my fault. I hate the phrase once a cheater always a cheater now because thats def. not true. I'd never cheat again it was the biggest mistake of my life. And now I've learned not to judge people on what they do because sometimes maybe they actually have a reason to do what there doing.

i have a no cheating rule for all my relationships.  i've never cheated on anyone so i expect not to be cheated on either.  if he ever cheat on me, it's over.  i'll forgive him but the relationship will be over.  i also prefer not to date guys who have cheated in the past, bc you never know, it could be me next, and i'm not going to take that chance.

I've never cheated. Not only would it hurt my significant other but it would also hurt me. The phrase "once a cheater, always a cheater" does hold true to all of the cheaters I know. Once a line is crossed it's much easier to cross that line again in the future.