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How many chances for a relationship to grow out of an affair?

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	I've always been of the opinion that someone who would cheat on their lover/boyfriend/partner/husband to be with me, isn't worth being with. I look at it like this; if they'll cheat on them for me, why wouldn't they cheat on me for someone else? Nah - trust and truth are more important to me than most aspects of any relationship... but I doubt that these are such steadfast staples of many others' constitutions. I have a friend who cheats frequently, and every time he does it, he loses a little more of my respect. My brother cheated constantly (and still does, though married with kids), and despite the fact that he's my brother, I just can't bring myself to trust him as a person any more - liars and cheats are cheats and liars, whatever else they may be. Maybe there are those in unhappy relationships who have left their other half for the affections of one more worthy, and they have succeeded in garnering a lasting relationship together... but for the majority of people, cheating seems to become a habit (perhaps even an addiction) that destroys any chance they might have of a real relationship. In many cases, the compulsion to cheat is probably a direct consequence of some emotional incapacity; their inability to form a lasting and honest connection with their partner. I have been less than faithful in my youthful past, but having been betrayed by at least one partner (repeatedly), and realising the crushing misery of questioning everything you once took comfort in (like love and honesty), I could never do that again. I had a girlfriend once who stated that she would break-up with me before she ever cheated on me. She did so too, and left me for another bloke. My misery at losing her was profound, but as nothing compared to what I would have felt should she have maintained an illicit affair behind my back... ...and yes - it all comes out in the wash eventually, no matter how clever or careful you think you are. o.O My 2p. Loading...
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