How do cheaters feel?

"Cheaters of Reddit: How does it feel when you're having sex with your SO after you've cheated on them?" asked Reddit user lubajohnrecently. And after you get over your "Fuck these people! They're cheaters!" feeling, the answers are surprisingly honest and insightful. read more

When you discover you've been cheated on you feel a range of emotions -- shock, anger, hurt, just to name a few-- and often at their extremes.At some point everyone shifts from feeling to thinking and wants to know how do cheaters feel. read more

Similarly, cheaters might minimise the significance of their infidelity as a way to cope with knowing they did something wrong. The authors of a new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships propose that cheaters feel bad about their indiscretions, but try to feel better by reframing their past infidelities as uncharacteristic or out-of-the-ordinary behaviour. read more