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The Worst Reasons Cheaters Have Given To Justify Their Infidelity

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Reddit user littlehoneybear2104 asked: 'What is the worst reason you've heard for cheating on someone?'

Infidelity in marriages isn't as widespread as people think. While some cynics would have us believe faithful partners are scarce, they account for over 4 out of 5 spouses.

Still, 16% of married couples in the United States admitted to being unfaithful at some point in their marriage.

And 57% of divorces were due to cheating.

In marriages where infidelity occurs, but doesn't result in divorce, the loss of trust is still a problem. It can make emotional and physical intimacy challenging.

So why do people cheat instead of ending their relationship before moving on?


Reddit user littlehoneybear2104 asked:

"What is the worst reason you've heard for cheating on someone?"

What's Old Is New Again

"He wanted to try something new."

"He cheated on me with his ex."

~ meeez80

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Preemptive Strike

"Just in case he would ever cheat on me, I cheated first, so it's his fault for possibly cheating on me in the first place."

~ Competitive_Bat4986

Isn't That In The Vows?

"They never said it was a 'Closed' marriage."

~ _Xiaoshi

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Mission Accomplished

"To have a reason to end the relationship."

~ chewie_33

Tough Enough

"He said I'm strong and I can handle it."

"Like WTF? Does that give someone a free pass just to cheat?"

"Like we ain't tolerating that too. Done with that person."

~ drn-07

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Dream On

"Ex cheated on me because I cheated on her in a dream she had and she was sure it was a sign that I was unfaithful in real life."

~ Craigothy-YeOldeLord

Just Business

"If it's a prostitute it's not cheating."

~ Maso_TGN

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Oops!

"It was an accident."

~ Reddit

"Yeah, 'I tripped and fell into her vagina' sounds legit."

~ dabbad525

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Grow Up

"You didn’t show me enough attention the past few years! You didn’t take me anywhere! I’m the baby in my family, I need attention!”

"I worked 3 jobs, played with the kids, and finished a degree… during COVID while EVERYWHERE was closed."

~ hephaestus1219

Lockdown

"I was together with her for 14 years, married for 6 and this dipsh*t said we stagnated for a year during COVID because we didn’t go out anywhere...because she was deathly afraid of COVID."

"Some people are so pathetically stupid."

~ Virgin_nerd

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Unsupervised

"My best friend in high school/college claimed it was my fault she cheated on her boyfriend because I left them in the room alone together with the she cheated with."

~ Smart_Form_9569

Too Perfect?

"My ex said it was because I was 'too perfect' and that he couldn't live up to the standard I had set by being who I was."

~ MarvelousShiggyDiggy

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Trauma Response

"My cousin’s ex said she felt she had to hook up with the guy working the front register at Walgreens because of the events of 9-11."

"I’m not even kidding. This was on 9-11."

"She apparently was so upset she staggered into Walgreens and fell on the first guy she saw."

~ Big_Psychology_4210

In The Stars

"My ex cheated on me because 'August has new energy'—something to do with astrology. And yes, I mean the month August, not someone named August."

~ Frog-Thing

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*yawn* 🥱

"The relationship just got boring"

"Their marriage seemed perfect inside and out, except she got bored of being a wife and mother."

"She tried fighting for the marriage after her affair partner died of a heart attack and husband called her out on her bullsh*t."

~ DevilinDeTales

Some people aren't meant for commitment, but that should be something they disclose to their partners before they cheat.

It would avoid a lot of wasted time and heartbreak.

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