Should i tell my boyfriend i cheated?

Philippines
June 24, 2007 7:26pm CST
recently, my boyfriend told me that he didn'nt trusts me and that i would cheat on him. This is why his last relationship ended. Well ive been out of town for quite some time now. And i went to a party where i made a huge mistake of making out with some guy i'd met there. I feel awful that i did exactly that i told him i wouldn't do. Though were going to serperate when i move away in fall, i would still like to remain friends. "Should i tell him what happened?
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@k1tten (2318)
• United States
25 Jun 07
Yes! It's worse if you don't tell.
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• Philippines
25 Jun 07
but i don't wanna risk hurting his feelings. .
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@k1tten (2318)
• United States
25 Jun 07
Yes he'll be hurt, my partner was when I told her. But she forgave me. I've never done anything that stupid since. You just have to gain his confidence again and telling the truth will do just that.
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• Philippines
26 Jun 07
but it would make things more complicated if i tell him im moving anyway
@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
25 Jun 07
Honesty is always the best thing. It may hurt him now, but it will hurt less than it would if he were to find out about it another way. It sounds as if you're not ready for a committed relationship right now, so maybe it's best if you tell him the truth now so that he's not being strung along.
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• Philippines
25 Jun 07
thank you . .but im really scared of hurting him .. what if we just forget about the whole thing and i just won't tell him .. would that work?
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• United States
25 Jun 07
I have to ask this question, did you make love with the other guy? If not, I wouldn't tell your boyfriend. But if you did, and you feel you need to tell him, then tell him. But that may be the end of the relationship, since he had a girlfriend cheat on him before.But if you just got caught up in the moment and made out with another guy and that was that, no numbers were exchanged and you won't see him again, why tell your boyfriend.
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• United States
25 Jun 07
I am glad I could help.Take Care.
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
Thank you taht pretty much relaxes me . . no i didn't make love with the guy and we didn't exchanged numbers and surely i won't see him again .. its really something i find hard to tell my boyfriend.
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@cmw4562 (239)
• United States
25 Jun 07
ok, so let's say you choose not to tell your boyfriend... He may not find out about your makeout session today or tomorrow, but mark my words, he is going to learn about it. So as painful and difficult as the truth may be, you are much better off to be truthful with him now. In the long run, your conscience will thank you...
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
But the chance of him finding out is really2x slim because it happened out of town . .
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• Philippines
26 Jun 07
its like your saying that after he knows everything in the end i was honest with him and i didn't meant to do what i did?!
@cmw4562 (239)
• United States
25 Jun 07
Trust and Communication are the foundation to healthy relationships and lasting friendships. You betrayed his trust, unbeknownst to him. He may not like what you have to say, and he will go thru a range of emotions, where you are concerned. In the end, he will respect you more for having been truthful with him. If you choose not to tell him, then it is you who must live with your guilty conscience.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
25 Jun 07
Never, never, never, never tell somebody you cheated. Besides after he told you he didn't trust you and that you would cheat on him, it is not exactly cheating any more, because that is when a smart young lady would have broken it off IMMEDIATELY. There are too many important things you have to do in life than tie yourself to a jealous fool. So get it straight: 1) You didn't cheat because you were getting ready to separate anyway AND you obviously weren't in love with him AND you were just fulfilling his expectation, 2) It would be a huge mistake to tell this boy anything about your personal life because it sounds like he is already too fixated on you, 3) it is absolutely none of his or anybody else's business regardless of whether you still want to be friends or not, and 4) it is not nice to "kiss and tell." Please do not violate the confidence of the other young man you met at the party. If young ladies cannot be chaste, they should at least be discreet.
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• Philippines
25 Jun 07
what do you mean by not violate the confidence of the young man?! thank you for the nice reply you changed a lot on what i was thinking, yes i really feel like he is relaly fixate to me. I'm not really that inlove but i want to try. and yeah . .its nobodies bussines but i still want to be friends with him . . he is very good when it comes to making me laugh.
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• Guam
25 Jun 07
yes she is so right. dont feel guilty that you have to hide the truth
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
25 Jun 07
You are welcome. What I am saying is that it would be inconsiderate of your new friend's feelings to tell others what you did together with him in private, because you would not only be making your own confession, but also telling his secrets. You may live in different towns, but people do have friends and relatives who know each other and the more your private lives are talked about the more likely someone is to get hurt. As it stands now, unless you volunteer the information, nobody has to know what you did or didn't do. Apparently, your old boyfriend is already speculating as to what you might have done. The last thing you want to do is pour fuel on his fire. You cannot use feminine logic in predicting what a fellow will do if his masculinity is challenged because men and women control their emotions in very different ways. My advice is that you need to do everything you can to keep yourself safe, as well as to take great care in ensuring that nothing you do or say could even remotely result in someone else being injured. This is also a good way to protect yourself.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
25 Jun 07
no don't tell him. You are not married to him, so you are still living your own life. Its really none of his business what you do when hes not with you. If you tell him it will be a quarrel for sure and hes gone anyway.I think you had a perfect right to make out with the guy at the party. How else will you ever find the right guy to marry and have kids with? so just keep it to yourself and your bf will never know!
• Philippines
26 Jun 07
ok. but how could you say that i have the right to make out with that guy?!
• Philippines
26 Jun 07
but how could we still remain friends if i don't tell him?!
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
26 Jun 07
That, My Dear, is entirely up to you!
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@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
25 Jun 07
I wouldn't. There's nothing to be gained by telling him. It will just hurt him, so, don't do it.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I agree that there is nothing to be gained by telling him, and a whole lot to lose. I disagree with those who say it is an issue of honesty. She is not asking if she should lie and tell him she did NOT take up with someone else. Assuming he is going to ask, this is not a question she needs to answer one way or another. To me, he sounds too controlling already, and if she "confesses" this indiscretion to him, he is going to feel that she has given him the authority to be her moral guardian and "protector" and he is going to demand to know who the other boy is and maybe even hurt him.
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@jasonsian (231)
• Malaysia
25 Jun 07
If you love him, i will suggest you to keep it for yourself. Just make sure that incident/accident like this wont be happening again. If you feel guilty, you can tell him what really happened. But I guess it will be the end of your relationship. If you love him and also feeling guilty at the same time, try to forget what had happened, never mention it and take the guilty feeling as your punishment. As long as the feeling of guilty remains, you will always keep in mind what you had done before. If you do not love him but u dun wanna hurt him. How ? DO NOT tell him the truth. Find an excuse. Example: Tell him you need to concentrate on something else and it is best for both of you to remain as friends. If you do not love him and wanna hurt him. Tell him the process of u making out with the other guy.
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• Philippines
26 Jun 07
oh no. . im not gonna hurt him . . im really finding a way where i could break down to him easy but if i can't find a way to do that i guess i will just keep it to myself
• Canada
25 Jun 07
I definitely think you should tell him . No matter what he is going to be hurt and upset but he will be much more upset if you don't tell him and let him find out from someone else and this type of thing always has a way of slipping out . Then he is not only going to feel that you betrayed him but that you lied to him as well . Honesty really is the best policy .
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• Philippines
26 Jun 07
he would not feel i betrayed him but he knows i betrayed him
• United States
25 Jun 07
In reading your replies to responses to your discussions, it doesn't loo like you were looking for advice. It looks like you were looking for confirmation - you are not going to tell him anyway. Character is what you do when no one else is looking. If you can live with the secret, and the consequences should he find out, then so be it. You are young, and this is nothing unique. Many of us did similar things, or worse, when we were young.
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@argie713 (1809)
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
I had a friend that kissed a guy during a party and told his boyfriend about it. I really admire the courage of my friend. It is a great way of telling your boyfriend that "I will never lie to you and I'll tell you everything I do". It's better for your boyfriend to hear it from you than to find out from some other people.
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• Guam
25 Jun 07
but then she would only risk hurting her boyfriend , . . from their situation i think they should give it a break, she doesn't have to tell anything to her boyfriend, they are separating anyway. So its a lot more easier if she just won't tell. well thats my opinion just want to give my thoughts on this.
• Malaysia
25 Jun 07
hiya, be truth and tell him what was happen, it hurting him a while but you gonna relief for the whole life, he on the other hand will forgive you if he is realistic.
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• Philippines
25 Jun 07
if i where you you shouldnt tell him, specially if your relationship is not that ok. but instead of feeling guilty i suggest you make up with lost times and try to be more nicer and swetter.
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• Philippines
26 Jun 07
thank you for your reply ill see what i can do
• United States
25 Jun 07
i belive you should tell him. i know that it's going to be hard to do but he should know the truth.i hope you did'nt plan to keep the relationship going when you leave because it's plain to see you are not ready for just one guy
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• Philippines
26 Jun 07
please don't call me a cheater, im ready for the just one guy. Im sorry but don't judge me. I regretted what i did and i wasn't happy for it
@dfollin (25381)
• United States
25 Jun 07
It seems to me it is not a on going relationshipand neither is the relationship with your boyfriend.If it is going to end in the fall.It must not be too serious.I would forget it ever happened.But remember,it always good to be honest,so don't cheat again.
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@jbelle (912)
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
Ofcourse never tell him about your secret especially when you make out with a guy you had just met, he might think that you are easy to get and his out look on you must change some guys might think that you are flirt. In result it might be the cause of loosing him even friendship. You must keep secrets as private.
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@maybel13 (205)
• Philippines
28 Jun 07
I think that you should tell him the truth whatever consequences it may bring. What's important is that, you told him the truth and your conscience would not be bothering you anymore. When you do good, good things will also return to you. So maybe if you became honest to him, he's gonna realized someday that you became honest and you had the guts to tell him the truth knowing that he'll be angry about it.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
13 Dec 08
I think there's no use of telling him because it's all over anyways. I think both of you should move on now since it's clear that you'll separate come fall. It's one of the things better left unsaid. But things are different if you're still together and will be together in the future. In all instances, i think you should tell him if that's the case. It seems like you have low tolerance for temptations. I think you should strenthen you foundation more with your future partner because really, cheating is pretty bad especially if the girl is the one cheating because you know, men have bigger ego.
@andezurc (20)
• Philippines
13 Dec 08
I think you better not tell your boyfriend that you cheated on him, anyways, it's just some guy you met on a party and I'm sure that you won't ruin your relationship with your boyfriend just like that or would you?
@rocketsky (1013)
• China
15 Apr 09
you should tell him if you cheated . love will be more beautiful if we treat each other honestly . dont be worried about it dear friend,you will be ok with him