Let's Talk Cheating & Infidelity (Page 4)

No one wants to consider the possibility their man may be cheating on them, but at one point or another, with one partner or the next, every woman has experienced the creeping dread brought upon by suspected unfaithfulness. And, unfortunately, these suspicions are occasionally true. There are very few ways to know beyond all doubt whether your man has cheated, but the following cues provide grounds for pressing...

The online experience has certainly changed the landscape of dating in the modern age. An endless line of profiles waiting to be clicked and the instant gratification of real-time chatting has made the potential of a continuous supply of new dates a near-reality. But the Information Age brings with it another more sinister element — instant background checking with a few clicks on Google, as well as making our...

Most of us have had the misfortune of being in a relationship where your significant other or you yourself cheated. The way I see it, if you are in a relationship with someone, but want to have sex with someone else, you need to get out of the relationship. That’s a no-brainer. Nevertheless, I have known plenty of girlfriends, and just as many guy friends, who have cheated. I have to be fair and acknowledge that...

Clergyman, social reformer and abolitionist, Henry Ward Beecher, once said, “I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note — torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.” Deciding when to forgive a date, boyfriend or husband is difficult. You are not only being asked to forgive, but in order to move on,...

To err is human. We all make mistakes. Still, there are lines of betrayal that are difficult to forgive when someone we love has violated our trust. Lying, infidelity, abusiveness, public humiliation — these offenses can break our spirit. Should you swallow your pride and forgive her anyway? Maybe. Maybe not. The answer depends on the seriousness and frequency of her crime, the genuine love in her heart and yours,...

Once someone cheats, should they always be thought of as a cheater? Well, it all depends on the nature of the cheat. Make parameters clear. To be completely objective, sometimes the parameters of a relationship are not clear, and it results in someone getting hurt. Think of Ross on “Friends” pleading, “We were on a break!” This doesn't happen often, and if your potential partner has one of these in their past, then...

This is a difficult and delicate situation. The first thing to do is to sit down by yourself, clear your mind and emotions, and be rational. Once you get your friends or family involved, things tend to spiral out of control. In their effort to be supportive, they may say things about him that they don’t really mean, which can be awkward later. Now think: Why do you suspect him of cheating? Is it something you saw...