should I leave him or not?

Romania
January 28, 2012 4:34pm CST
if your best friend found out that her partner is cheating on her and she came to you for an advice if she should leave him or not what would you tell her?
16 responses
@dongjr (80)
29 Jan 12
Maybe you should say that they would talk about it first. Why did he do that or what makes he do that to her. Maybe the cheating was done because of some sort of things that your best friend does. Don't convince her to leave him or what so ever. You are to support only. Best thing is to have a closure between the two.
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• Romania
29 Jan 12
I agree with you...it's hard to leave someone when you love that person even when he cheated on you. and if she leaves him than she might blame you later because you told her to do it. it's better for them to talk about it and get to a decision
• United States
28 Jan 12
I would tell her to leave him or tell her to bring up the matter with him and see if he intends to stop cheating. And then if he isn't willing to stop cheating then leave him. Or if she loves him a whole lot and can't handle leaving him then she has to accept that he will be cheating and live with it however painful it must be.
• Romania
29 Jan 12
he might say that he won't cheat again an this could be a lie...so I don't think there is a way for her to realise if he is going to cheat on her again. as you said if she loves him alot and can't see her life without him..she should take the risk of getting cheated on again
@maezee (41988)
• United States
29 Jan 12
Leave him, that's what I would say. I have had a few friends, co-workers, and relatives come to me (like I am the guru of relationship knowledge or something..HA...Yeah right) and I always tell them to leave their beaus after being cheated on. I can't imagine forgiving someone after that. But basically everyone who asks for my advice ends up going back to the guy anyway. So they might as well not even ask in the first place.
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@hoodedboi (185)
• Philippines
29 Jan 12
Well, it really depends... if its really proven that he is cheating on her. If I were her, i would leave the guy without any goodbyes, or whatsoever, i will leave him hanging set him free so i say,... Whatever the reason is for cheating is never a valid reason at all. And like I always say, there is always a reason or a purpose for everything that happens in our lives. Whatever the reason is for why your bestfriend is experiencing that i know it will make her a wiser and a stronger person someday until the day comes that her true destiny finds her, someone who will love her truly and purely till the days of his lives.
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@fannitia (2167)
• Bulgaria
28 Jan 12
It depends on the situation. If they are long time partners and have many common things which tie them together, this is a hard decision. I have a good friend who has cheated on her wife for many years. At the same time he always takes good care of his family. If his wife had found out that he was cheating and had asked me what to do, I would probably give her the advice to stay with her husband. But if my friend is a young girl and she doesn't have a strong relation with the boy, I'll tell her to dump him.
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• Romania
29 Jan 12
so..let's say you did that. but she didn't listen to your advice...got back together with her boyfriend and she tells her boyfriend what was your advice. you realise the fact that you might lose your friend thanks to the fact that her partner might also tell her not to see you anymore because you're a bad influence on her. this is a really hard decision. I guess I would tell her that she has to think about it really well. that logically it's better to leave him but she should listen to her hearth, and that if she feels like accepting his applogies than she should do it. we're all humans and we all have the right to make mistakes
29 Jan 12
at the end of the day it's down to her what she wants to do, i was cheated on once and i couldn't bring myself to leave him, yes i did love him and i had children with him, i never trusted him again which put a heavy weight on our marriage, eventually it turned into a messy divorce and it involved my children too, so it was him who put us through this mess, if i had have left him in the beginning none of us would have suffered half the pain as we did at the end, this was a very long time ago and things have been great for me and my sons whoa re now men, their father is no longer alive, and we have all moved on, the thing is, you can give her all the help, advice, support and comfort in the world, but it has to be her choice, its not easy to leave someone you love, even if they have cheated, or even if you don't trust them and feel hurt by what they have done, she has to make her mind up and wonder what she will do when she is not with him, maybe she should leave him, but it isn't easy, so my advice to you is, help her get through it but leave her to make her own decisions.
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
29 Jan 12
i would never really tell a friend on what she should decide on... because then it would be my decision and not hers and i might be wrong. they are partners and they should actually know what they have been through and if their love is worth fighting for and if she can forgive him still. i can only be there to listen to her and to urge her to follow her heart when she gives her trust to him again.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 12
Cheating is unforgivable for me. I don't accept it especially if someone I were married to. Plus I don't think he will ever change. I may forgive him now, will I do the same in the future? And how many time will I be able to forget the whole like it never happen. I don't care how long we've been together, it's better to be separated. It will hurt of course, but it will be less hurt than if keep happening in the future.
• Romania
30 Jan 12
ok I got the idea but you didn't answer my question..I wasn't asking about how you feel when it comes to cheating. what if you best friend came to you asking for an advice if she/he should leave her/his cheating partner?what would you tell him/her
@tiina05 (2317)
• Philippines
29 Jan 12
hello, I will ask her if this is true and that was her boyfriend then I frankly tell her that she should leaved her boyfriend because it will not do better for her at all. If her boyfriend do it once then you forgive him, he will not afraid to do it again and it is proven because this was happened to a person that I know so much. I know how hard to tell accept and tell it to her but honestly this is the right way to do for me.
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• Philippines
30 Jan 12
I think they should talk first. I believe that a partner is cheating because there is something wrong with their relationship. So they should try to talks to each other first and then try to work things up for them.
• Romania
30 Jan 12
it's not always a problem with the relationship if someone is cheating. for some of the humans cheating comes as a national sport..they simply do it for fun. but I agree with you they should talk about it first and at least clear things out between them
@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
6 Mar 12
I think it depend on the situation. If she see to her partner that her partner feel regret on what he do and willing to change and don't want to cheat again i think its okay not to leave the guy but if the guy choose his other woman she must leave the guy and try to move on. But i think in the reality when a guy cheated on a girl he can do that again and again but it still depend on the attitude of the guy.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
29 Jan 12
it depends on many things, the details, the exact situation, her partner's explanation and reasoning it's easy to say ditch that damn cheater but..but sometimes there are other things to consider before giving an advice about important things like relationship.
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@Mashnn (4501)
29 Jan 12
Cheating will never be a negotiatable subject when it comes to me. It is usually approve that you partner does not care about your feelings and is willing to do anything to hurt you. I would suggest her to look for another boyfriend who will respect her.
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• United States
29 Jan 12
i would tell her to just leave him, because once a cheater always a cheater
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
29 Jan 12
This is not asking for an advice. She just wants to tell her story and hear if you agree with her she should leave and if you will support her with that. The fact she already comes up with: shall I leave him, says enough.
• United States
29 Jan 12
My best friend deserves the best and no guy that cheats deserves any good loyal girl. I would support her decision but I'd tell her to leave