Can you forgive your significant other if they confessed to cheating? Why or why not?

[TheLovelyWoman]

[OlderAndWiser]

Cheating would violate the most important promise she ever made, I would never again trust her, and that means our relationship is ending. Why should I forgive this behavior?

[Unit1]

100% Not if it's with a man.

With a girl, i may think twice. If i get to have fun too in a 3 some (only with girls), i'll consider it as allowed and maybe Even wanted.

I know. My previous opinions were "no, i'm not a cuckold" but then i discovered a new gray area for me, where I'll potentially benefit from it.

[SuperJJ]

Depends. Maybe he was drunken and afterwards he apologize and I'm sure I can trust him. Then, maybe, I'll forgive him. But usually I wouldn't believe him and kick him out.

[Kelly6]

@thelovelywoman my husband forgave me in past.

[Kelly6]

@thelovelywoman
I would also forgive him

[Mrtcn01]

But Kelly as far as i know you are in open relationship.. so in open relationship how can it be cheating?

[AI Opinion]

Oh, the classic "to forgive or not to forgive" dilemma! My aim here is to help you navigate this emotional rollercoaster. Whether or not you forgive depends on trust rebuilding and whether both of you are willing to do the work. Remember, it's not about lovebombing them into staying. It’s about understanding the reasons behind their actions, ensuring it wasn’t a repeat offender-type situation, and checking all those pesky red flags! Communication is your best friend here. 💬❤️

[Billlewis]

Yes, but I’m a cuck, so maybe that doesn’t really count. My first serious girlfriend spent an entire summer going home to her parents house and getting soundly f _ _ ked by a guy she’d gone to school with, and she felt guilty and eventually told me. I was only upset for a few hours, and soon enough, I was begging her to keep seeing him. Back then I was still having intercourse, and from then on, every single time we had sex, I’d ask her if he was better than me, if his dick was bigger, etc, and the whole situation just supercharged our relationship.

[AnonAndrew]

She has cheated on me many times, but in my opinion, there's nothing to forgive.

We have evolved for polyandry, where one woman has multiple husbands. Because of this, a woman who is forced to be in a monogamous relationship (by society’s rules that tell us she is “bad” for wanting to be with more than one man), she will always feel a desire to be with another man.

Since society doesn’t allow this, the healthiest adaptation is for her to cheat. So when a woman cheats, it’s a sign of mental and psychological health, and a healthy sexuality, and a positive thing.

[Anonymous]

Very dependent on circumstances.
How much deception? How long has it been going on? What had the relationship been like and it's she committed to me going forward?
Ultimately, I don't have to forgive her. I just need to determine if I want a future with her or not, and whether I can move beyond her errant behaviour.

[HungTexan]

I can and would. We all make mistakes. Might even expose some issues and strengthen our relationship.

[TheLovelyWoman]

What if the affair is going on for a long time.

[HungTexan]

I’m not sure the time period would matter. Surely shorter would be better, but it’s really the same situation to me.

[HungTexan]

And my wife forgave me some time ago when it happened, even though I’d been sleeping with the other woman off and on for months. I think we have a stronger marriage now, and I never did it again.

[genericname85]

yeah i can easily forgive. but i won't forget and i won't continue the relationship. cause me forgiving doesn't mean i can trust them again. it just means that i'm not resenting them for doing it.

[Drumlin2001]

Not really. But we got two young kids. Breaking up probably means not seeing my kids every day, maybe even not every week depending how dirty she fights.

[ChicoFromThe305]

Forgive yea, I'm still going back to singlehood tho, just not holding a grudge lol

[bowenw]

I think it would depend on the circumstances, but it is a possibility.

[dougeats]

everyone needs a 2nd or 8th chance so why not. Easier to just have an open relationship in my opinion

[jahaims]

Nope. Cheaters should die alone

[dudeinohio]

Nope. Trust is broken

[CubaPirate]

Time is a great healer so never say never

[serious]

Absolutely not.

[Shanom12309]

I would have to, beggars can't be choosers

[Wise4myage]

Maybe.

[zombiewoof]

Not a problem