Should I believe my boyfriend when he swears on his daughter's life that he hasn't cheated?

[Anonymous]

What does it even mean when someone swears on someone’s life?

[OlderAndWiser]

So don't you think there is a possibility that he is a cheater AND a liar?

[ThrillSeeker01]

That means they have, you don't say something like that unless you know you've been caught

[ThrillSeeker01]

Thanks for the MHO.

[milkov]

WHY would he swear on someone else's life when he can swear his own life?

He lied.

[CalmUntilAbused]

Would You swear on Your child's life if You weren't telling the truth?

[milkov]

It just makes more sense and more truth if he swore in his own life. He being a liar is more connected to less guilt by some words of swearing his child's life

[CalmUntilAbused]

Well... How do You know He's lying? I'm not saying He's not, all I'm saying is that we can't say anything about it. Unless we had access to additonal data like His general moral background

[milkov]

You can tell by his body language and even just by the way he speaks.

[CalmUntilAbused]

Then do You have any data on this? I do not, therefore I claim that I cannot say whether He's lying or not.

[milkov]

I don't but you can look it up how to tell if someone is lying

[CalmUntilAbused]

Whoa, that's one serious oath. What kind of relationship does He have with His daughter? It might be a way to "bail Himself out" and act serious while not being really serious, as one of the most incredible oaths to be made is on one's own life, but He's swearing on a child's life... It can be interpreted as "I don't care if I die, but I'd never want my daughter to suffer", basically Him swearing on what can be considered even more precious for Him than His own life... Or a cheap bail-out. And the worst part is that You never know which one is it.

[BoopBoopBeep]

Words are cheap.

[spartan55]

It means he is trying to manipulate you.

[Anonymous]

Swears are weapon to fool people

[Danny_dan92]

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