How would you react at infidelity??

United States
November 22, 2009 4:39pm CST
What would you do if you catch your better half in the act?? How would you react?? Would you get even?? Have a hissy fit?? Grab a weapon and make a scene?? Or would you keep quiet because silence speaks louder than words??? Or worse, what if you caught them in your bed??? Technically you would'nt know till it happens but you can't help but think about what would you do... What do you guys think??
3 people like this
19 responses
23 Nov 09
Oh my!! well Im a crazy girl and when I was pregnant, a week and a half before my due date, all my mans friends and their girls were telling me that they were hookin up, so, I through the phone, grabbed him by what little hair he had and pulled him down, kneed him in the face, ripped his shirt to shreds, and I fought him like a dude fightin another dude!! Remember, Im huge gigantic pregnant, he never tried to screw with me again cuz he knew what he would get!!
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
23 Nov 09
Wow! br. I can see that you gave him a big beat down. I guess he won't be playing you for no fool anymore!
• United States
23 Nov 09
LMAO, that is soo funny, you go girl!!! I always say if a person is going to cheat, they should just dump the person who they are with and go out with the new person.. It's not easy but hey at least ya not together!!!
• United States
23 Nov 09
I would be so horrified! Besides the fact that I trust my boyfriend not to break my heart like that, I believe I would just leave the room without saying a word. I would pack my things and leave, and if I was married I would leave a letter saying I would be back for my things when he wasn't home, and that I didn't want to talk about it until I cooled down. I refuse to tolerate cheating - I've been through it before. My ex cheated on me three times before I had the courage to leave. I might have a friend of mine scare him a little, by perhaps leaving threatening notes, or confronting him. I know my brother would kill for me [I wouldn't let him, but still.] - I could have him scare the guy a little.
• Mexico
23 Nov 09
Hi Tickle Me Breathless: it's always hard to make those decitions but i'm glad you have learnt about this before this horrible experience. It must be painful to passed through that experience. Cheating it's the worst think a person can do to someone that loves him/ her and even if a person won't be a cheater forever i think that the relationship won't be the same after this so i won't continue after this. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day. By the way, it's nice to have a very loyal friend as yours!.
• United States
23 Nov 09
Wow, 3 times a charm??? No but seriously, cheating turns into a snowball effect.. Fool me once, shame on you,... Fool me twice, shame on me.... I would have thought that if a man were to cheat on me it would cross my mind that maybe it was my fault. That I failed as a woman...(I only think that's half true).
@surfette (673)
• United States
22 Nov 09
My first husband liked to spread his love around. He would confess, ask for forgiveness and promise it would never happen again . . . over and over. We separated, got back together and tried for the sake of our little boy. I realized that having his mother crying and upset all the time was not good for my little boy, came to my senses and divorced the jerk. He is on marriage number 3 now and has cheated on every single one of his wives. My second husband is kind and caring and would never cheat on me and I wouldn't cheat on him either. When you are in the middle of a horrid situation you have no self esteem and you don't think you can recover. Yes you can. I chose to walk away with my head held high.
• United States
23 Nov 09
Oh that is terrible!! How is it that women get caught in his web of lies?? No offense to you of course... Don't worry though the important thing is that he is off your hands and Karma will bite him back!!! Congrats on your new relationship!
@surfette (673)
• United States
23 Nov 09
Thank you. Yes I'm very fortunate to have found a wonderful husband who I love and who loves me.
• India
23 Nov 09
Catching right ‘in the act’…OMG I would be too shocked for any reactions, so I guess silence would be golden for me…and since it was ‘caught in the act’…no excuses would be accepted and if I agree to continue with the marriage, then it will only be for the kids but no sharing of the same bed. You see, when parents fight or separate for whatever be the reason, it’s the kids who suffer more for no fault of thiers…so I’ll stay as long as its necessary for them and then separate but while I stay, I wont create any scene and try and maintain the harmony in the house…again for the sake of my children’s healthy growth.
• United States
23 Nov 09
Been there, and done that. Now I have regreted doing so. I feel like I have wasted half of my life away.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
23 Nov 09
Hi, mariaf. I would be very mad. I know that I will curse, knowing me! I won't get even, I will just punish him by leaving him... I just hope that I never get to see myself in this kind of situation. I may just lose it!
• United States
23 Nov 09
I've been in that situation and I was pregnant 8 months when I found out he had another girl living at his moms house in another country!! GRRRRRRRR.....
• Mexico
23 Nov 09
Hi mariaf: in the first case i think the silent speaks louder than word simply as: it's over, i know that you have betrayed me, this hurts me a lot, this is over. i'll forgive her but i think that after an infidelity i won't trust in a person anymore so when i say it's over it's forever. In the second case, i would make an scandal. I couldn't control myself even if i know i'm weak. Lol XD. But that's because that's the worst thing a person you love can make you. Thanks for opening this discussion. Hope it never happends to you.
• United States
23 Nov 09
Thanx. As I said before you never know you're reaction till you come across that bridge. In having said that, do you beleive in second chances????
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
23 Nov 09
If I caught them in bed, I would pack all my stuff and just go. No amount of reasoning or explanation can make me change my mind about leaving. Its hard when you catch your better half with someone else.
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
22 Nov 09
Actually catching him in the act? That would be very hard. I have had dreams about that before and in the dreams he and the other woman laughed at me, which I doubt would happen in real life and hit them. I doubt in real life that I would hit them. I think I would be so shocked that I would probably scream something and then walk out. Then knowing myself I would probably go some where and pace and pace and pace, because that is what I do when I am shocked by something. Then I guess I would go home and wait for him to come home and try to explain to me what the h**** was going on, then I would decide what to do, weather or not to end our 20 years of marriage and 24 years together. It would certainly be difficult for him to convince me to stay with him though.
• United States
23 Nov 09
It is difficult to forgive and forget. You never forget, that's the problem!! How to start fresh again??
@x_Jo_x (1040)
22 Nov 09
I dont know actually! Id like to think that i would react by staying quiet, probably leave the room, if he followed me i'd probably get angry then. Tell him to stay away, maybe hit him a bit lol. Id try to get away and calm down to avoid saying something stupid that id regret. Although it would depend who the girl was aswell. If it was someone i knew i think id react worse
• United States
23 Nov 09
I just know that even if you were to forgive the person, that fear of him/her cheating on you will always be at the back of the head. A relationship will not function if there is no trust!!
• Philippines
23 Nov 09
Angry and violent! I can see myself in that situation if ever that happened when my late husband was alive. It would really be something that would break me. I am sure that I would be very angry and surely would feel the greatest pain in my life. I am sure I would not be quiet, on the contrary, I would be very loud with shouts and screams. I would be crying for years. That would surely be the end. I have to seek for legal separation in court and seek all possible remedies for me and my children. That is the greatest breach a partner commits to his wife or husband. I am just thankful it never happened to me. My late husband was a good loving husband and he is God-fearing, most of all.
• United States
23 Nov 09
Someone has asked me once that if I were to erase that one moment when I was cheated on, would I?? And spare all those years together???
• Italy
23 Nov 09
I think grabbing a weapon and getting rid of the problem is the best solution ever!! But they say it's not allowed, lol.. Knowing me, I think I'd throw the other person out of my house and shut the door closed, so my 'better half' will be bound home with me, then I will want to see how he behaves.
• United States
23 Nov 09
Take a picture or two for later use in court so she can't get a single thing not even visits with the kids, then I wouldn't grab a weapon, but if it was happening in my bed and my house. You can bet I'd be grabbing some people and removing them from my house physically, most likely by the hair or ear. After that's done, calling my divorce lawyer letting him/her know to get the papers rolling and sit back enjoying the fact I know what a pre-nup is. Next day, send her family the pictures, cut off her credit cards, change the locks on the house, etc. Then get a nice shiny new restraining order along with calling the lawyer again trying to speed up the divorce court date.
@eubilisa (211)
• Philippines
23 Nov 09
It's something that ruins your life if ever it happens but one things for sure is if that would happen to me maybe I would throw him a vase or anything specially if I see them in bed.
• United States
23 Nov 09
If my significant other cheated, I would probably just cry and cry and cry because i wouldnt know how to deal with it.
@dreamr802 (985)
• United States
22 Nov 09
I would be mortified. I wouldn't get even or grab a weapon. I would just tell the a$$hole to get out of my life. And if we were living together he would be out of my house by the end of the night.
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
23 Nov 09
I don't know how I would deal with this. i would most likely be really mad, but I'm not really sure how I would deal with it. I'm not saying that I would physically hurt him or anything like that. I don't think that I would go that far. But I imagine that I would be really angry at my husband if he cheated. The good thing about my husband is that I know he wouldn't do that to me. He's a really good and amazing guy. I have a strong feeling that he's not the type of guy who would cheat on me.
@lindiebiz (1006)
• Canada
23 Nov 09
I would be so shocked that I guess I would either scream or leave the room stuned. It is so heart breaking. I do hope I dont experience it.
@sasalove (1709)
• China
23 Nov 09
It is horrible that your another half betray you. Honestly, I prefer not to know the fact even he cheated on me as I think I do not have enough courage to accept the fact. Here, if the female divorced, it is very hard to marry again. The society is not fair that man can do that at any time. Thus, I prefer to endure abuse if it really happened to me only if the guy is still caring for the family. If I dig it out intentionally, I will leave the scene right away and take the camera for proof first. Then I will talk to him to see what is his thinking in private. If he can clean up his act, I will forgive him and ensure that no more next time.
@rimarima (80)
• Philippines
23 Nov 09
I will take a picture of them as evidence then I will throw something within my reach near them..hopefully it hits them. Then I will make sure that my better half never sees my kid again. I will file a case against them to make sure they will pay for their infidelity big time.