I know that there are a lot of reasons why people end up cheating on their partners. However, I just can’t fathom how someone can do this to a person they claim to love. The sad truth is that some folks never even change despite getting another chance.
This woman’s fiancé also cheated on her with multiple women in the past, but things worked out between them after a lot of therapy. One day, she found a strand of hair while cleaning, and it didn’t belong to either of them. Here’s what happened after she got suspicious of him…
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When a person cheats once, every little thing can become suspicious to their partners afterward
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During the first 2 months of the poster's relationship with her current fiancé, he cheated on her with multiple women
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After a lot of therapy, things worked out between them, but one day, she found a hair that had a different color than both of theirs while cleaning
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She updated that he was indeed cheating on her again, even after she had forgiven him the first time
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The only reason that she gave him another chance was because she loved him a lot, but had to learn the hard way that he is someone who will never change
Today, we dive into a sad story as the original poster (OP) tells us how a single strand of hair changed her whole life. She found it while she was cleaning the apartment, and realized it didn’t belong to her, her fiancé, their cat, or their dog, as it was a totally different color. She immediately grew suspicious that the man was cheating on her again.
Yes, you read that right. They had known each other since she was 18 and he was 19, when they were in college. They became really good friends, and two years later, they started dating. Sadly, just two months into their relationship, he cheated on her with multiple women, even with his ex, and also used Tinder. She only found out about it a year later, when she moved in with him.
Things seemed to be fine after a lot of individual and couples therapy, but then the hair incident happened, and she vented online. OP gave an update on the next day that he had indeed been cheating on her, so she left immediately. The poor woman loved and cared for him a lot, which is why she had given him another chance in the first place, but he broke her trust all over again.
Currently, she is staying with a friend while figuring things out. The poster never told the truth to her friends as she was so ashamed, but now, she realized that she didn’t deserve this. After all, she is only 24 years old, has a good career, people who care about her, and her whole life ahead. There’s no point wasting it on someone who doesn’t even value her.
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Recently, I have written quite a few stories about guys cheating, so let’s face the harsh truth: a survey has revealed that men are 7% more likely to cheat on women. Data also shows that someone is three times more likely to cheat if they have already done so in the past. However, that doesn’t mean that it hurts any less when it's the second time.
Experts warn that infidelity can have devastating long-term effects on the person who is cheated on. In fact, they have even coined a term for it, Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder, and they claim that it can have the same impact as PTSD. It truly makes me angry that victims like the poster literally do nothing wrong, yet they are the ones who end up suffering so much.
Many people blatantly said that the poster was a fool to give this man another chance. However, research suggests that it is one of the most difficult relationship decisions that a person can ever make. We can just sit and judge her all we want, but the truth is that we don’t really know what she has been through already when she forgave him. Besides, better late than never, am I right or am I right?
Folks were also taken aback by how toxic the relationship must be when a single strand of hair could turn her so suspicious. On the other hand, there were a few netizens who wondered what happened to their shared pets. Well, I hope they are safe, just like OP, and she doesn’t have to face the guy again.
Would you forgive someone if you knew they cheated? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Netizens were aghast at how flimsy their relationship sounded, and many claimed that "once a cheater, always a cheater"
