What I’ve Learned About Serial Cheaters

The carnage of an affair can last a lifetime.

Michelle Brown
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4 min readOct 23, 2019

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I’ve written about my one-time experience in an affair with someone who was married.

That article unleashed an outpouring of anger, personal confessions, and debate about who is ultimately to blame for an affair.

Before my experience sleeping with a married man, I was the type to utterly condemn people who had affairs. I had zero sympathy for “people like that.”

And then — it happened to me.

Long story short — the affair was full of heartbreak, chaos, and abuse. You’re welcome to read about it here.

Ultimately, I was 100% responsible for my actions and I’ve come out of the experience with some new wisdom regarding married men who not only cheat — but are serial cheaters.

It’s not always about an evil vixen who only has intentions of stealing another woman’s man. Oftentimes, it’s a sensible, functional woman who slips and falls for a person who is incredibly experienced in manipulation and deception.

There are subtle, insidious ways in which a married man who cheats regularly can seduce a smart woman who never intended to be with a married man.

In the beginning, these guys are often

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Michelle Brown
Heart Affairs

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