Should I tell my boyfriend that I cheated?

Yes. I think that trust is VERY important in a relationship. You can not have a relationship without being honest to each other.

If it is bothering you then you should, if you don't tell him that there is a chance that he will find out by himself somehow later on in the relationship and that will destroy all elements of trust. furthermore. By telling him you are showing that you are sorry and that he can trust you, since you are doing it out of your own free will and not telling just because he asked you to.

This can be a tricky one, especially because you know it's going to shed anger, pain, sadness and everything else that goes with cheating on a person. I always think about that I would like to be told the truth if I was the one who was cheated on. It's never easy coming to terms with your partner cheating but if they own up for the mistake and are genuinely sorry about it happening then you can work through it. I think you should tell him....

IN my personal experience, I find that being honest about when you mess up in life is better then hiding it or prolonging it. Sometimes when we prolong choices, others can get involved and make the truth more twisted and worse for others. It;s always good to be up front with your significant other when you mess up and/or cheat and ask for forgiveness and see what happens. Honest is the best policy in my book. :)

Ask yourself if you'd want to know if you got cheated on? If the answer is yes, that's your answer. He deserves to know because it's the right thing to do. Complete honesty is key if you want it to work,

I personally think that honesty is so important in a relationship. I think it's important to consider everything, the circumstances, why you did it, how he would feel, etc. If he did it, would you want him to tell you? How would you feel about finding out from someone else? These are all things you want to think about. But ultimately, I think being honest is the best thing for any relationship.

Yes. Because him finding it out himself and not by you telling him would break the trust you two have between each other more than telling him yourself. You can try by telling him that you cheated then proceed to how it may affect your relationship. Also do ask yourself if you still want this relationship, maybe feelings faded since you had cheated on him. Tell him what you think about this and how he may think, tell him you know that he is feeling upset. Then give solutions on how to move on, to mend your past mistake or end this. And if you decided to end this, try not to repeat this cause it will hurt both you and your boyfriend. If he forgives, you have to stop being in touch with the person you are cheating with. He isn't that much of a good person if he knows that you have a boyfriend and still wanted to flirt around with you.

Yes, I think pure honesty is key to everything. Tell him and let him take his decision based on what he feels and sees.

Ideally, it is a good idea to let our S.O. know that we haven't been loyal because no matter what we've done, hearing it from us will hurt far less than if they found out through some other source. If we come clean then that gets it over with, and we don't have to deal with the extra pressure of thinking "has he found out? What if he finds out?" and other similar worries.

There are many different opinions on this. A lot of people say that if you cheated the only right thing to do would be to tell your significant other. I tend to agree with this. Keeping secrets can hurt a relationship and you shouldn't keep secrets from your partner. However, telling them that you cheated may end up putting stress on the relationship anyway. In the end, I feel that telling them you cheated will relieve any stress or guilt you may be feeling about keeping it form them.