Your partner ends up with a fatal illness, and through testing, doctors find out they cheated on you recently. Do you stay with them? Why or why not?

[HawkPerception]

Yes

No

[QuestionObsession]

Absolutely Yes. People fall sick and die all the time and it is no excuse to sympathize with a cheater. Cheating is betrayal. They cheated because they did not think much of you and your feelings above their own. So, them falling sick or even dying does not absolve them of the betrayal. The person they cheated with can take care of them when they are sick.

[QuestionObsession]

Absolutely Yes, I will leave them*

[QuestionObsession]

Absolutely No* I will not stay with them.

[Orion84]

Fuck no, why would I?

If she betrayed me, then I don't owe her jack shit. Why the hell would I stay by her side when she couldn't even stay loyal to me?

[Genie23]

This is extremely tough. I leave and never look back when I get cheated on a relationship but in this scenario... I would be devastated if I found out he was cheating on me. But my conscience won't let me look in the mirror without guilt or sleep at night if I completely cut him out of my life knowing he's struggling with a fatal illness, and going to die. I'd break up as cheating is unforgivable but I'd still be there for him as a friend, accompany him to the hospital too if that's what he needs.

[Genie23]

Cheated in a relationship**

[DishLady]

I'm sure the folks who he chose to cheat with will rally, no? There's a limit to how many people they allow in a hospital room.

[Screenwriter]

Wouldn't it depend? You could certainly help your cheating, dying spouse through their dying, no matter how angry you are that they cheated. What does it matter in the face of their death? That's small potatoes.

If it's a breakup scenario, get the divorce and still help them because what's facing them is awful. You don't have to do everything, but be as kind as possible.

[SueShe]

The illness being fatal and by definition, leading to death, there is no reason to burden the partner even more with additional emotional issues. He or she has enough on his/her plate to deal with without having to be faced with that stress.


Cheating is one reason why I would never be in a relationship in the first place and that would spare me to have to face your hypothetical scenario.

[alice55]

Yes because while I believe cheating is unforgivable if eh's going to die I'm never going to see him ever again see even if he's an asshols I will stay beside him. At least before god I will be in a good light becuase I would have done everything perfectly him no xD

[XXTruthfulOgrexx]

Why? the illness has no bearing on that level of betrayal. The moment I find out would be the last time we ever spoke. No exceptions.

[queenofcardio]

I'm not heartless, I would at least stay til they're okay

[Drumlin2001]

What's the prognosis exactly? How long till they die?
Assuming not more than a year I'd stick it out for kids sake

[PeachyPie93]

No, Id probably leave.. them dying wouldn't sway me.
I love deeply but if you betray me I can be the coldest fuck you ever met. If he had lots of money I'd stay for the payout tho.

[sirderpsalot123]

I wouldn't be celebrating her illness but I wouldn't stay with her.

[Dongie]

Of course,! For the moment. Then we'd talk about it. Still going on we split.

[exitseven]

I could not desert somebody in their hour of need.

[Sal_Monella]

How would they discern that from testing?

[HawkPerception]

If you're curious, watch House season 1 episode 7.

Otherwise, please don't comment on a post with a hypothetical question with a question about the scenario. You're just supposed to assume the hypothetical scenario is true.

[BeachBreak420]

Until they pull out. Or expire.