I'm dating someone who has been cheated on. What should I do?

Be open to listening to their story. Tell them you want to understand how it effected them so you learn what things will make them feel like you are doing the same. people who have been cheated on will usually assume it will happen again. You need to show them that you will not be that person. and work and compromise with them on boundaries and making each other feel secure and loved

Make sure you stay loyal to them and gain their trust. Trust me, the pain from being cheated on is unmeasured. But the safety of a loyal person outweighs the pain.

Treat them with care. Be prepared for jealousy and a very close very clingy boyfriend or girlfriend. Reasure them often. And just hold them close for a LONG time as often as you can.

Let them know that you won’t do the same. If they can trust you as you trust them they can be more involved in the relationship.

Nothing. Be present, be caring and patient but do not try to walk on eggshells around them in order to make sure they don`t get to the idea that you might be cheating on them. If they have trust issues, they shall work on them, you did not cheat on them, and you cannot take fault for their hurt.

Try to be understanding. They may be insecure at first. Give them time and love and they should feel better in time.

When dating someone, an awesome quality is to observe and learn. This quality helps you make a circle of comfort around the person you are dating. While you observe ways to make and keep your date happy, you also try to observe how personal/frank your date is becoming with respect to sharing either his/her weakness or any event of the past. Neither do you have to be too desperate to know every detail in a single go, nor have to be aloof enough to not even bother asking things. Make a balance, and observe reactions from your date. Let your date get comfortable in reveal things by him/herself. Unless that happens, probably your date does not want an old nerve to strike again. So be calm and have patience. Also, since your date has been cheated and you know about it, he/she might be analytic or cautious towards you. Let it come, and still keep calm and patience. It pays. Remember, for many, old wounds take time to heal. So either we can turn scratchers of the wound, or, we can mould ourselves to become healers instead :)

Understand! Understanding, empathy and words of care are the only things required in this phase. Love has energy and this energy comes to the person in destructive way when one gets cheated. Our compassion serves to counter the negative energy and makes the person feel better :-)

Keep the lines of communication open, and be as transparent as you can. Clear, honest communication is best way to let them come to trust you.

Be honest about what you want in the relationship, don't bring it up unless they want to talk about it. Make sure you know they have your trust and give them a reason to trust you, because that's the biggest thing with being cheated on. The trust you held was broken. It can be scary and hard for them to completely trust again. Be patient.