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s/o once a cheater... anon. poll

I'm curious, since several of you said you wouldn't be with someone who had cheated in the past.  Have any of you girls ever cheated in a past relationship? (I won't ask about current lol).  I already admitted that I had in the the OP, but we'll make this an anonymous poll to protect the guilty.  Unless I'm the only guilty one... FWIW, I mean this as a judgement free zone. I know why it happened in my case, and why it won't happen again, and it's not my place to judge anyone else, as I hope you won't judge me.

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Re: s/o once a cheater... anon. poll

  • No, I didn't but I was thinking about it.  My bf and I were just kinda growing apart and new guy comes along and sweeps me off my feet.  However, I did the right thing and told new guy that I need to end things with bf before anything started. Unfortunately, my bf didn't think the same and he did go out and cheat on me.  We ended up breaking up of course. 
  • I haven't, the temptation was there a few times when I was dating the guy I was with before DH, but I never crossed that line.
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  • I chose no, but I was the other woman once.  
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  • Yes, I did on a guy I dated in college. He never found out, but it made me realize that I didn't really want to be with him. Immature? Totally, but in a way, I'm glad I did it so I wouldn't have wasted any more time.
  • Am I the only one surprised at the results of this poll compared to how many people said they would not date someone who had cheated on a past partner?

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  • imageSoon2BMrsSikes:

    Am I the only one surprised at the results of this poll compared to how many people said they would not date someone who had cheated on a past partner?

    Kinda hypocritical.... Stick out tongue

     

  • imageSoon2BMrsSikes:

    Am I the only one surprised at the results of this poll compared to how many people said they would not date someone who had cheated on a past partner?

    No, I'm surprised too.

  • It also kind of proves my theory that there are very few people who are actually honest about cheating. I would never have the stance that I would never be with someone who cheated because odds are that I have or even AM and they never fessed up to it. How many people think that someone would actually say at the start of a relationship, "Yes, I've cheated...wanna date me?" I'm sure half the people who said they'd never be able to trust someone who has cheated in their past HAS dated someone or is married to someone who has cheated in past relationships and they just don't know it.
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  • More surprising than the results is that there are 31 responses!  Impressive.  If only 31 people posted regularly on the board.  Work would go by so much faster.
  • imageclseale13:
    How many people think that someone would actually say at the start of a relationship, "Yes, I've cheated...wanna date me?" I'm sure half the people who said they'd never be able to trust someone who has cheated in their past HAS dated someone or is married to someone who has cheated in past relationships and they just don't know it.

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    I know I would never start a relationship letting on that I was the other woman once.  Everyone is entitled to their own time of bad choices, but that doesn't mean they'll make bad choices for the rest of their life.  

    Or else I would be in trouble! lol 

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  • imageLanerbell:

    imageclseale13:
    How many people think that someone would actually say at the start of a relationship, "Yes, I've cheated...wanna date me?" I'm sure half the people who said they'd never be able to trust someone who has cheated in their past HAS dated someone or is married to someone who has cheated in past relationships and they just don't know it.

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    I know I would never start a relationship letting on that I was the other woman once.  Everyone is entitled to their own time of bad choices, but that doesn't mean they'll make bad choices for the rest of their life.  

    Or else I would be in trouble! lol 

    That's pretty much how I feel. I also don't think that just because someone has behaved in the past means they're anymore worthy of trust in the future. Maybe the person who cheated in a past relationship is more worthy of trust because they regret it too much to ever make that decision again whereas a person who's never chated hasn't learned that lesson yet.

    FWIW, I've never cheated other than a very drunken small kiss in college...I just think it's a very grey area.

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  • I voted yes but it was in high school so I don't if that really counts. H is the only serious relationship I've had as an adult.
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  • Technically I was still with someone when I went on my first date with DH (DH knew). It was a long term, off and on relationship that was drifting quickly towards off yet again. I didn't see DH again for 3 months due to distance, and during that time the relationship completely tanked on its own. I feel like I gave it my due diligence and there was nothing I could do to save it when I had tried to do so repeatedly, so I don't feel guilty.

    Of course, even more technically, we never actually broke up in an official manner. So I guess you could say I'm still cheating on him. LOL

  • Thanks for answering honestly, everybody!  I found the results surprising yet also very interesting.  We've all got a past, we've all got a story... 
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