Should I forgive my boyfriend if he cheated?

Listen to Lisae. Go with your intuition and gut instinct. Some people change, some people do not but you need to listen to /yourself/ and ask what it is that /you/ truly want.

My only advise is that if you do take him back, setup strict guidelines. One more affair and he is out of the door. If you don't commit to a strict policy then you're exposing yourself to get hurt many times over.

From personal experience, I have to say that cheating was not something I bragged or was proud about. Guys, like women, are human and make mistakes. If the guy confessed to you about his mishaps, and if you really feel you love him, you really should give him another chance. If we share anything in common, he'll realize how fortunate he is to have such an understanding woman in his life. I cheated out of lack of communication about what I wanted... maybe you can get him to open up about what it is he needed to find elsewhere.

The question is whether he confessed to you or whether you found out from a friend.

If he came to you and confessed to you before you even knew about it, it generally means that he is asking for your forgiveness and wants to get it off his chest because it is eating him up inside. Therefore you may want to stay with him because of his honesty, and the fact that he now knows how he feels after he cheated is likely to say that he will never do it again.

If on the other hand you found out through a friend or something, then yes I would definitely NOT forgive him because he obviously isn't repentant about it.

Did he tell you or did you find out from someone else. How long did you date for?

Once a cheater always a cheater. I believe that. You have to go with your intuition on this one. No one knows but him.