Only you can make that decision as you're going to be the one to live with the consequences of that decision... But by your own words, this wasn't a one night thing.. This went on for six months, which means he was lying to/deceiving you, keeping secrets for 6 months... That alone should show you this is someone you can't trust.. And trust is a key component in any relationship... As is respect.. He doesn't respect you if he could lie and deceive you for 6 months...
You can't force anyone to respect or love you the way you deserve, but you can choose not to stay and put up with the disrespect..
If you decide to stay/forgive you should get relationship counseling and before going through with getting married.
Good luck to you❤️
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I wouldn’t. For me, cheating is an unforgivable act. It disgusts me, and there is no excuse for it. I would not care if he was in a long distance relationship. Would not matter. It would be over with no second chances.
This should be a huge red flag, but here you are asking if you should accept he cheated. Guess what? Once a cheater always a cheater. Do you honestly think he is going to change?
Furthermore, if you take him back, what is that telling him? What you are saying is that even though he completely betrayed your trust, you’ll take him back. What incentive does he have now to not cheat? He. knows you’ll allow him back.
If you are smart, you’ll walk away. No, run away from this guy. He has completely betrayed you, your relationship and the ever important trust between each other.
Imagine taking your vows and taking his seriously after this. No way.
Being engaged isn't a marriage. It's just a trial period leading up to marriage. It's like if you were a great athlete & you got invited to compete in the Olympics. You still gotta win that gold... even tho you won other medals to get to this stage.
He failed massively. He's worse than the guy you never asked cause he knew the stakes and agreed to the situation.
So you don't owe him anything. It's a wrap. No matter how close to the wedding it is or who you already told about the engagement I'd end it. Even if it costs a lot of money... it will cost you more in stress/years if you ignore it.
Personally, I think you deserve better and should respect yourself enough to move on. Your fiancé may not be a bad or evil person, perhaps just made an honest mistake and is deeply saddened or regretful on it, but that doesn't mean you have to be the one to stay with him.
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Cheating is cheating. You should forgive 💯 but it doesn’t mean you have to stay with him either.
If you think you can both work through this. Then alright. But I think cheating is horrible. I don’t care long distance or not. It’s shitty and wrong- u
Would you allow him to do that after you were married?
You are engaged, and even then he chose to cheat.
This tells me this isn't a one time event, because cheating in that situation really requires low standards.
Don't ever believe that anyone will change, judge them by their present actions.
They can change, but you never know if they will do so. That's the worst situation to start a relationship, not to say a marriage. Not being able to trust your fiancee.
A relationship is based upon trust and respect. If those aren't there, don't play the Russian Roulette. You should not doubt such important decision!
U don't need to go beyond the if, your just making excuses at this point becsuse u think ur life will be empty without him. Trust him to do it again. I get the whole people and change and you should forgive. But forgetting is the hard part u'll probably be suspisious of him if he goes on a trip faraway without one day. Save urself from the anxiety and dump him. Long distance relationship is no excuse. If she truly loved u and wanted to spend the rest of his life with u he wouldn't do that. it'll suck at first but all u need to do is get tjrough that 1 day without him and u'll be fine. he's doing this now imagine when u get married. Save urself fromthe heartache.
Um no, you where still together plus he's your fiancée! If he's cheating now. He probably cheat once you get married if you let this slid. He already proven to you that he is not ready for commitment and does not want to be married. This is God's way of sending you giant red flag to not go through this wedding/marriage and cut all ties, otherwise you are asking for a short lived marriage and a future divorce. If he's cheating on you not over long distance, what's going to stop him from doing in in a short distance and after your married? Nothing, cheating is never a mistake it is a choice. Not the choice is yours, walk away or accept a ma who has show he has no loyalty to you.
Not right away. Maybe he come come crawling back to you after a few years and he's grown up a bit.
If that is the excuse he gave you for cheating, that it was because he was away from you long distance, then I say cut your losses and just kick him out of your life.
Take in mind that you were also away from him in a long-distance relationship, how come you didn't cheat on him?
Understand… yes try to
Forgive… sure if that heals your soul.
Stay with… only if it’s well understood, he’s remorseful and understands that doesn’t happen again.
I’d probably move on because he’s an idiot that doesn honor his words… but maybe you are willing to train him in time.If he cheats he doesn't truly love you. He may act sorry, he may beg for forgiveness and tell you that he will never do it again. But at the end of the day, he didn't have you in his heart, he wasn't thinking about you. It's a hard truth, but anyone who truly loves their partner would not cheat on them.
Humans are typically both kind and selfish, give him a chance and he would think it's fine in the future, discuss it with your family and make your choice. Friends, spouse or children aren't as good as parents' pure care and love when one is troubled.
Forgive him and break it off.
If he can't handle the worst in the beginning, he won't be able to handle it later.
My husband passed that with flying colors. At the beginning of our engagement, I became horribly I'll, to the point I was incapacitated. He stayed faithful and stuck by me until I healed a year later.
You need someone who can show they can be there "for better or worse" from the very beginning. Not grow into it.you just want to forgive him because you have low self worth along with low self esteem. if you were a woman with half a brain and decent self worth, you wouldn't ever even consider forgiving a cheater especially if you aren't legally bound to him yet. After you get married, have kids, have a huge mortgage under you and your husband's name, it will be very difficult to leave a cheater. If you want to leave , leave right now before all the responsibilities come in
Wonder why I get block on every media device just over a small disagreement and never seen by her again, yet you have people who couldn't care less if someone cheats and just want a logical reason they can wrap their head around so they can go back and forgive them.
Did you find out or did he tell you? If you found out and he only admitted it after you found out, dump him. If he came to you and confessed, go to couples counseling and give him the opportunity to earn you trust back if you really want to try and work things out.
A few questions: How long was he away? Is he in the military? Did he just confess this to you or did you find out through some other means? Also where you just dating when this happened or already in engaged?
I dead ass wouldn’t.
But that’s up to you. Can you forgive him and move on? Or will he do it again?You should always be forgiven but understand if you do take him back doubt will always be in your head about his fidelity and such doubt will ruin trust and intimacy which a relationship definitely needs to be successful.
Obviously you know him more than us, so the decision is yours to make.
If you are at that level in the relationship and he still looking elsewhere, what makes you think he’s going to stop looking elsewhere the next time it’s away from you after you’re married?
Nooooo. If he can't stand a ldr he shouldn't be in one but if he chose to be in a long distance relationship he has to be loyal. if he cheated it means he is till looking for other girls while he knows you exist and it means he can do it again even if you started seeing each others frequently.
You are in more than just a committed relationship – you are engaged to be married! I would drop him like a bad habit. If he cheats on you while you’re engaged, he will cheat on you while you’re married.
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