If you've ever been cheated on, you know there's no shortage of opinions on what you should do next. "Once a cheater, always a cheater," some will intone. "Break it off now." Others are more forgiving: "What about the experts who say an affair can serve as a walk-up call for change?" they say. read more
To rebuild a relationship after infidelity or have success with future relationships, people need to trust each other. Cheating shatters trust and the ability to trust, and forgiveness is one step you need to rebuild it. People who can’t forgive cheating carry resentment, Friedman said. read more
People forgive cheaters because they see their own part in it. They forgive cheaters when they also cheat. They forgive cheaters to take the pressure off of themselves when they are being pushed by the other person to engage in sexual practices that they don’t like, and when it gets rid of that pressure. read more
Why Some People Take Back Cheaters, And Some People Don't By Alexia LaFata July 9 2015 It's hard to predict exactly what you might do if someone cheated on you. read more