Would your partner cheat?

ClareFair

Posted: Mar 25, 08 2:02pm

Would your partner (spouse or SO) cheat on you **if** they #1. Thought they could get away with it without their partner finding out (temporary fling..maybe even one night stand) #2. Could have this affair/fling with their dream lover. By dream lover, I mean a fantasy lover, singer, actress, actor, porn star, newscaster, neighbor, co-worker, or *whoever they may idolize*. What is your opinion/educated guess about what your partner would do, given that opportunity?

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Posted: Mar 25, 08 2:06pm

Would your partner (spouse or SO) cheat on you **if** they #1. Thought they could get away with it without their partner...

After 3 trys I have a husband that I can say would not cheat on me. I never thought I could say that. It only took 65 years. Better late then never.

Posted: Mar 25, 08 2:09pm

Would your partner (spouse or SO) cheat on you **if** they #1. Thought they could get away with it without their partner...

What a funny question! My gut reaction is to say "NO!" Of course, does anyone really and truly know the recesses of another's heart and soul? So as much as I want to believe the answer, I can never know for sure.

I know my own heart, though. The answer to the question above is definitely NO. I have lived out fantasies in past relationships and not gotten caught. My heart knows the difference and the relationship deteriorated into nothingness the moment I made the decision to stray.

Not exactly the answer you were looking for, CF, but thanks for the opportunity to let me ramble!

Posted: Mar 25, 08 2:53pm

After 3 trys I have a husband that I can say would not cheat on me. I never thought I could say that. It only took 65 y...

Glad you found one you can feel that way about. I tend to feel like Trauma Goddess. A person can never really say never about what someone else will do. But it is good to feel that way and be in love! :)

Posted: Mar 25, 08 2:56pm

What a funny question! My gut reaction is to say "NO!" Of course, does anyone really and truly know the recesses of anot...

I agree. We cannot know for sure. My husband says he knows he would not or is 99% sure he would not....but even he cannot say with absolute certainly what he may do someday and under who knows what circumstances. <shrug> Like you, I can be pretty certain I never would....but then again...what if he did something that really hurt me? Would I try to get even? Would I try to get his attention? What if he cheated first? It's hard to be *absolutely* sure.

Posted: Mar 25, 08 3:00pm

Would your partner (spouse or SO) cheat on you **if** they #1. Thought they could get away with it without their partner...

No, I really do not think so. He's a very good person.

As for me--too much Catholic guilt to even consider it

Posted: Mar 25, 08 3:02pm

Would your partner (spouse or SO) cheat on you **if** they #1. Thought they could get away with it without their partner...

After 25 years of marriage i feel confident to say

No, he is too lazy, and he has prostate issues.

;-)>

Posted: Mar 25, 08 3:04pm

No, I really do not think so. He's a very good person.

As for me--too much Catholic guilt to even consider it...

Yeah, I don't think I could ever do it either. I'm too much in love.