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“Sent An Entire List”: 44 Times People Didn’t Get Away With Cheating

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Infidelity is one of those things people hate to think about but sometimes constantly fear in a relationship, often without any good reason. But that doesn’t actually mean it doesn’t happen, as the internet shows.
In case you wanted to pursue other folk’s tragedies, we’ve collected some of the worst cheating stories from across the internet here. Get comfortable as you read through, upvote the ones that surprised you the most and be sure to share your own thoughts and tales in the comments down below.

#21

A man unpacking boxes in a new apartment, reflecting starting over after cheating stories.
I was accidentally the other woman. Met a guy who said he was divorced. He "moved" in to a new apartment shortly after we met. I visited there. He got mail there. Had clothes there. Turns out he rented apartment just to be with me. Was married and living with his wife the entire time. He had met my family, driven to another state to meet out of state family. We spent a lot of time together. I finally got suspicious and drove to his "previous" address and did a stake out after Google told me he still lived there with a wife and child. Saw him drive up to the house and then I broke it off. I feel bad for the wife but I didn't know. No way in hell did I want to date a cheater.
8points

#22

An intimate couple sharing a moment before discovering brutal cheating stories.
This was a friend of a friend of a friend type of deal. All names were fake.

Janet worked with Sally and they were good friends. Janet was married to Dave.

Eventually, Sally seduced Dave because… and this was effectively the quote: Sally thought that Janet and Dave were a very cute couple and she wanted something like that.

Janet “caught” the two of them when she suddenly developed symptoms of herpes.
8points

#23

A man and a woman embracing closely outdoors, representing trust issues and cheating stories in relationships.
I was groomed and had a secret "relationship" with a older guy. We had been together for around 2 years, so I was 17 by the when I found out that he was having an affair of some sort with my stepmother.

He denied and said she was after him but he didn't want anything with her. I tried to believe but it was too obvious. He deleted everything from his phone but I had access to her phone and she was not as smart as him. She saved his number "V. M. L. R", his initials.

During school break I went to my grandma's abroad for few weeks, broke up over the phone and when I got back I learnt that my father caught them together at a "date".
7points

#24

Last year the man (shouldn’t even call him that) I was with cheated on me and never thought i would find out. mind you we were together for 5 years at this point. he was sleeping one night and his phone constantly was blowing up. I never checked his phone before but for some reason i had a gut instinct to do it this night. luckily he’s a deep sleeper. i took his phone and ran to the bathroom and locked the door. the contact name was “bell”. is he that stupid. phone call after phone call in his call log. when i finally checked his messages with “bell” i seen dirty texts that i don’t even want to repeat. there was pictures but no faces included. but the background looked way too familiar..? i couldn’t remember where i’ve seen it before but i knew ive been there before. finally checked the physical number and went to send them a message off of my own phone.. when i tell you my jaw dropped to the floor when i realized i had this number in my contacts already. i was FLOORED. it was none other than my sister. she’s 19 years old i’m 25 and my then bf was 26. he’s been around for 5 years. he’s known her since she was 14. i don’t even know how long this is going on for mind you. none have given me any answers. YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDINGGGGG. let’s just say i’ve never spoken to her again after a nice lil chat. both of them denied it completely to my family. after i told my parents what happened they didn’t believe me and now think im absolutely insane.
7points

#25

Not my story, but I used to work with a woman who was married to her “high school sweetheart” and loved to present herself as perfect—perfect hair, perfect makeup, perfect clothes. But she was also incredibly judgmental and mean to a lot of people in the office. At times, she was an outright bully. She was the type of person that would look down at you for not shopping at the most expensive stores (most of my office clothes came from Target and H&M and boy did she let me know about it).

Turns out, she had been having a years-long affair with our married director, who had three kids. She didn’t even try to hide it—everyone in the office knew. I once saw them making out passionately in the back of a bar. Others had seen them making out at work events in front of everybody. It took her husband months to realise what was going on. Eventually though he found out, and somehow she convinced him to agree to an open marriage. But after a while, he grew understandably uncomfortable with the arrangement.

So she and the married director decided to leave their spouses to be together. Here’s the twist: he actually went through with it. He ended his marriage and left his three kids, but she stayed with her husband. His wife cleaned him out—took the kids, the house, the money… everything.

And now, somehow, she’s a successful influencer here in Brisbane. She portrays herself as having the perfect family and a perfectly “authentic” life—but everyone who’s worked with her knows the truth. The only reason I would never identify her is because she is a mother now and it would destroy their family and her career. I can’t help but follow her social media and be constantly amazed at how fake someone can be.
7points

#26

A couple holding hands over a candlelit dinner, hiding secrets and cheating stories.
Found out my ex had been “working late” by seeing his car in the parking lot of a restaurant while I was on a date with my friend’s boyfriend… who was also “working late.” They were at the same table, sitting together, holding hands. Two relationships ended over one plate of nachos.
6points

#27

A mother working on a laptop while talking with her son, symbolizing family impact in brutal cheating stories.
Ex fiancee was a special ed teaching assistant in the daytime, and would occasionally tutor my step mom's nephew in the evening.

Turns out she was actually sleeping with step mom's brother while she was there. We did not marry.

Met someone else and we now have 2 kids and have been married 14 years, so it worked out nicely in the end.
6points

#28

Heard this about someone I vaguely know in my hometown. Her boyfriend cheated on her, they broke up, but she let him stay in the house because he "had nowhere else to go" and she felt bad. Last I heard she was housing him AND his new girlfriend, i.e. the person who he cheated on her with, AND letting them use her car. I don't know her well enough to reach out but it makes me want to fly over and kick them out myself.
6points

#29

A long haul airline crew meet for the pre flight briefing, First Officer let out a groan when he saw one of the cabin crew members. Tells the captain it’s going to be be a long trip as he once had a fling with the lady. Captain says that’s my wife.
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6points

#30

A happy couple smiling at each other in a restaurant, oblivious to potential cheating stories.
Not mine but still.

Knew a girl, long story short, a while ago she slept with her friend after a drunken night out, she regretted it and it was a 1 time thing but all their friends knew (they were all out together). Her friend had a gf at the time so they all agreed to just keep it hush hush.

That gf is now his wife and they still all hang out, the wife has no idea to this day.
5points

#31

A happy young couple smiling at each other in a restaurant, oblivious to potential cheating stories.
My ex-fiancée and I were working through some issues but trying to get back together. She asked me to babysit her dog while she met with her mother's real estate agent. Turns out it was actually a first date with some like D level/internet famous person and she was hedging her bets. I knew something was up and she used that to try and turn it back around on me for being untrusting. He posted a picture commemorating their first date years later on the exact date she had lied about it and accused me of being unfairly distrusting. I think they are married now.

It did permanent damage for me. I am incapable of doubting my instincts when I think someone is lying to me. And I was a cynical guy to begin with. I just no longer give anyone the benefit of the doubt. I have found it's easier to not care. Not a great recipe for forming and building new relationships.

In therapy I learned that I simply cannot ever trust myself or another person again to love them or let them love me. Even when people think they love me I have dismissed them entirely and lose interest. She used to joke that I was bitter when we met and I always joked that I was jaded but not bitter.

I am bitter now. I try to keep it to myself.
5points

#32

Crossed paths with an ex after a few years NC. Started talking again but only as friends. After about a month of that, she starts being persistent about us getting back together. I actually turn her down. As time goes on she tells me shes in love with me and is sorry about the past, I was "the one that got away", her "soulmate" and a bunch of other corny things that I fell for. 

We get back together and only make it 3 weeks until she decides to invite an ex over and the night I get stuck doing mandatory overtime at work. She even admits they slept together but it wasnt her fault because she was feeling "hypersexual". Right then are I break it off. No yelling or anything. Just lose my number, leave her place and block her. 

Well since she cant be held accountable for anything she decides to post me all over social media (including Facebook groups) claiming I used to beat her and all these other lies. I found out from other people because I had her blocked but I was able to scroll through some of it on my friends account.
5points

#33

A female doctor taking notes on a clipboard while talking to a male patient, representing health scares in cheating stories.
Got cheated on, got given the herp by her before I found out, so i have a lasting reminder.
5points

#34

Distressed woman sitting on a couch hugging her knees, experiencing trust issues and betrayal.
My friend got pregnant at 20. Her bf was giving her the bare minimum or simply nothing. When she was 32, she asked her bf when he is gonna marry her. The guy always gave a vague answer. Also for 12 years or so, the bfs mum never wanted her and their daughter to move in with him/them.

She met the extended family which were allowed to move in with his bf and his family. One time, we had dinner with our friends, and when the issue of being engaged was brought to the table, the guy just said "go online and pick one so you'll shut up!" The table went quiet and so did my friend who was red from being humiliated.

After all the speculation, apparently, the 'niece and nephew' who my friend brings gifts to, and the 'cousin' who she chats with whenever she brings her daughter to visit her bfs family, is the 2nd baby mama that was "accepted" by the bfs mum. The "niece and nephew" (bfs children with baby mama no.2) were like 2 and 6 that time. They have been living together for around 7 or 8 years together with their children.

Everyone in his family, including some of their common friends knew and just made my friend look stupid all those years. A lot of people on his side LIED to her and her daughter for more than a decade.

The moment she found out that a lot of people betrayed her, she had a mental breakdown and got depressed. Her family encouraged her to move to another place for a new environment, a new start. Luckily, with full on support and encouragement, she got better and eventually found a really good man who showered her and her daughter with a lot of love, affection and respect.

By the way, on one of my flights, i saw my friends "ex-bf"/baby daddy with another woman that is not the 2nd baby mama.

Just sharing this to encourage others that respecting yourself would bring so much good to your mental health and your life.
5points

#35

Dude was in the middle of a divorce with his wife of like 30 years. Around 50ish. Super contentious I was told. I couldn’t figure out why they were quibbling over a few thousand dollars when assets were like $1million. Guys gf comes in, who’s around 22-23, with a stroller with a baby that’s around 18 months old. I’m like, ok that makes sense, guy cheated and had a baby. After the meeting, I’m told the gf is his niece. As in his brother’s daughter. I just stared. Guy was a real pos.
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5points

#36

A happy bride and groom outdoors, unaware of future trust issues and cheating stories.
Wife’s college roommate had 3 sisters. We were at the farcical wedding. Unfaithful husband enjoyed the company of wife’s oldest sister while wife was sleeping. The lout also enjoyed the company of his “best friend’s” wife. Was not surprised when wife dumped him.
4points

#37

Bride celebrating with guests, highlighting personal cheating stories and relationship drama.
Found out they were cheating… at our engagement party. With my cousin.
4points

#38

Pregnant woman resting on a chair outdoors, reminiscent of emotional cheating stories.
I knew a guy in the Army. He went on a 9 month deployment, came home to his wife 3 months pregnant. She actually tried to talk him out of breaking up. "I know it was wrong, please give me another chance. I'll never do it again, i swear". Whe he reminded her she was pregnant with someone else's baby, he said, he'll have nothing to do with the baby. He doesn't even know I'm pregnant. If you ever loved me, I'm certain you can love my baby. I know you'd make a great father and will live the rest of my life doing everything I can to make you glad you gave me another chance.
4points

#39

Father had an affair with his daughter-in-law. She got pregnant with his child. Son didn’t want a divorce so he is raising his 1/2 sibling as his own. They all work together on a family farm.
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4points

#40

Friends of my parents. They had two young kids and the husband was very successful. The wife starts an affair, he finds out, they try to work things out but she keeps the affair going on. They eventually split up and the affair partner finds out the husband’s email address and emails him a list of everything he’d done to his wife and where. The kicker is she’d already been married before and cheated on her first husband, with the same guy!
3points
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