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“My boyfriend was married when we first got together. It was an extremely difficult marriage full of verbal abuse, emotional abuse, gaslighting, the works. Once he found THOUSANDS of dollars of hidden credit card debt and she tried to file for bankruptcy behind his back, it was over. But this was March 2020, COVID just hit, and his confidence was at an all-time low, so he cheated. It’s something we have both had to struggle with to come to terms with it. But I truly believe we are soulmates and we were inevitable.”

“I wish we started in a more socially acceptable way, but I also think our society vilifies cheaters in a way that’s not always 100% correct. Serial cheaters? Sure. But life is hard, and sometimes mistakes are made by good people. I wouldn’t trade my life with him for anything, he is truly my best friend. Mistakes were made, but I still believe we are worthy of a good life together.” —jessnicole62194

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessg/people-who-left-their-partner-for-the-person-they-cheated