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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?'

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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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