Seven Misconceptions I Had About Cheating
Starting with “Never say never.”
I remember when I was still a teenager, passionately and love and thinking cheating was the worst thing that could happen to me, ever. I can’t blame myself, really. Just look at what movies, books, and even celebrity stories tell us about cheating:
Cheating is inexcusable. If your partner loves you, they won’t cheat on you. Cheating is the beginning of the end.
In short — nothing good ever comes from cheating.
Now, fifteen years later, I’ve had my share of relationships and seen many more around me. And I’ve come to see cheating in a very different light. Could it be the ideas we’re fed with about cheating lack nuance at best and are harmful to the way we have our relationships at worst?
Here’s what I’ve learned…
Never Say Never
I used to think cheating was something for immoral people. For those who don’t love their partner or don’t have any values. That would never happen to me. Maybe one of my friends, if I judged them all wrong.
You guessed it — I was wrong. I’ve crossed the occasional boundary myself (I’ll discuss these boundaries more later). I could blame it on many things — from hormones to relationships that were already…
