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Q: My boyfriend cheated on me one week after we got together. Now I have taken him back (about 2 weeks after he cheated on me). All of my friends thinks it's a misstake but I believe in second chaces and I like this guy...All advicenators out there do you believe in the term- "once a cheater, always a cheater"??
Was it a big misstake to take him back, should I dump him for what he did to me?
I'm extremely against cheating, so I suppose I'm a little biased here. Let's look at the facts here though: he did it a WEEK after you got together. That's pretty bad, it shows he just wasn't committed to the relationship even from the start. If he can't even last a WEEK without cheating, doesn't look very promising for the future. I mean, especially at the start of a relationship couples are all focused on one another and wouldn't even THINK of getting with anyone else.
Was he very apologetic? Did he crawl? Try and make excuses? Did he seem genuinely sorry? I guess people do make mistakes and people mess up at times, but something like that is quite a big letdown, not to mention a betrayal. If he seemed REALLY sorry for what he did, then I guess you should give him another chance. It's up to you, really, you should do what you feel is right no matter what anyone else says. I know that when we really like someone we're willing to forgive anything. However, think about what I said and think carefully about this. You just might get hurt again.

He never really did apologize, and he definantly never crawled! He just had a bunch of exuses =/
I'll think about what you said! Thanks!

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