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I'm dating someone who has cheated in the past. What should I do?

Profile: damselinthisdress
damselinthisdress on Jun 11, 2017
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Though there is the saying-- "once a cheater, always a cheater", I believe in giving people the benefit of doubt. If we label someone as a cheater then that implies we're being judgemental of them. Maybe what they did was wrong, but since we haven't walked in their shoes, we can't judge someone based on incomplete information. Everyone makes mistakes and everyone is entitled to forgiveness. What matters most is whether they're sorry for what they've done and whether they're willing to learn from it and ensure that it doesn't happen again.
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Profile: VanessaGraceStory
VanessaGraceStory on Jun 15, 2017
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First of all, what not to do would be assume why he or she cheated & to not judge. Asking why and having a calm conversation is always a good approach. But relationships are about understand and trusting each other, be patient with him or her. Do not always expect a direct result.
Profile: balmySemir23
balmySemir23 on Jun 15, 2017
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You have to be a really careful , maybe he/she was a young when he/she cheated but you should be really careful and at first talk with him/her about it.
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Anonymous on Jun 17, 2017
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Everyone makes mistakes, because they've cheated once don't mean they will cheat again. If you really like that person you should give them a chance.
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Anonymous on Jun 25, 2017
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You could never judge a person by his/her past but nonetheless i will take my precautions. Sometimes people changed for the better but sometimes they just dont so i will slowly get to know him/her and fall for him/her rather than falling in am instance
Profile: emogirl7130
emogirl7130 on Jul 2, 2017
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Maybe sit down with him and tell him your concerns. That way he is aware of you feeling this way. You should be able to talk to him about things.
Profile: paperCrane15
paperCrane15 on Jul 2, 2017
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People cheat because of different reasons. Try to build relationship based on trust, it is the main key of happiness here. There is always risk of being cheated on, but it's how life works and you'll never be happy if you won't try and let this life lead you through some experience, which sometimes can be quite difficult to manage
Profile: bubblyVision15
bubblyVision15 on Jul 6, 2017
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As long as your partner respects you, it's worth to invest in the relationship. Otherwise, take a good care of yourself and soround with people who treats you well and with love
Profile: CMarshall90
CMarshall90 on Jul 16, 2017
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Cheating is one of the hardest things to get past in a relationship or marriage. Once it's done, insecurities will be there for a while. Communicate, communicate, communicate! Talk about why it happened and be open to the reason it did happen then make some necessary changes. All you can do is try your best to have trust in him/her again. The biggest part is working through the why part of it and improving the why along with better communication.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Aug 6, 2017
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Trust is a very big thing in a relationship. Some people can change there ways and become a better person and learn from there past mistakes. Just try not to let it worry you, trust your gut and don't think to much about it or it will make you feel worse.
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