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Topic: Cheating
Silntstrnger's photo
Thu 05/08/08 02:38 PM
if people put as much of an effort in relationships as they did cheating we might have alot lower divorce rate..

PATSFAN's photo
Thu 05/08/08 02:50 PM

if people put as much of an effort in relationships as they did cheating we might have alot lower divorce rate..














I agree, my parents have been married for almost 50 years now, you really have to want it & work at it!!

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Thu 05/08/08 02:54 PM

It is interesting to me how long people brood over this. I have been cheated on, and it hurt at the time; but looking back over the relationship, I could see where I contributed to it. I never saw myself as a blameless victim as you all seem to be doing; and that is why I got over it. And if you can't see the roles that you actually play in your relationships, then you are not looking hard enough. Let's face it - people whose needs are being met don't cheat. So clearly something is wrong in the first place. Being a victim is unattractive.



It's not always about whether or not needs are being met. There are other reasons too.

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Thu 05/08/08 02:57 PM
i was 18 he was my first love....my first year at college we didnt get to see each other much.....he ended up cheating on me, got her pregnant...and they are getting married this fall.....it took a while to get over it.....but now im just happy that he found someone that makes him happier than i did, and that i have a chance to find someone that will make me happier than he ever could.....

hikerchick's photo
Thu 05/08/08 03:10 PM


It is interesting to me how long people brood over this. I have been cheated on, and it hurt at the time; but looking back over the relationship, I could see where I contributed to it. I never saw myself as a blameless victim as you all seem to be doing; and that is why I got over it. And if you can't see the roles that you actually play in your relationships, then you are not looking hard enough. Let's face it - people whose needs are being met don't cheat. So clearly something is wrong in the first place. Being a victim is unattractive.



It's not always about whether or not needs are being met. There are other reasons too.


People dont' cheat when their needs are being met. When they are perfectly happy and content, they tend not to look for happiness elsewhere. Cheating is a sign of something wrong in a relationship. And if you are half of the relationship, you have to accept at least some of the blame.

Silntstrnger's photo
Thu 05/08/08 03:53 PM
people need to learn how to express themselves and the problem is people bail to easily at the least sign of discomfort..if u dont want in the relationship than leave dont take someones heart with u.

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