Results for: Cheating

A 24-year-old bride-to-be is facing a difficult decision after her fiancé of seven years confessed his worries about cheating on her. The man, 25, told his fiancée that he felt like something was missing in their relationship and that he didn’t feel the same level of connection as he used to. Despite the bride-to-be’s assertion that she still loves him deeply, the revelation has left her heartbroken and uncertain about the future of their relationship. The couple has been living together for six years and recently signed a lease on a new apartment together, but the bride-to-be admits that she has been neglecting their relationship due to stress from her career and studies. Intimacy expert Kelly Gordon advises the couple to have an open dialogue and work on their relationship issues if they both want to save it.

In open relationships, defining and maintaining boundaries is crucial. This story explores a situation where an individual’s actions within an open relationship, though not explicitly defined as cheating, still caused a sense of betrayal. The author analyzes the nature of cheating, emphasizing that it involves depriving the other person of choice, knowledge, or the ability to address issues within the relationship. Despite the challenges, the author remains optimistic about the growth and reassessment opportunities that can arise from navigating these boundaries.

In an open relationship, we prioritize our libido over our partner’s feelings. We cheat people out of choice, agency, and knowledge. We cheat people out of an opportunity to express their feelings or wants or needs about a situation or we cheat people out of the ability to try to remedy a situation. We cheat people out of feeling cared for and protected in the ways that both parties had mutually agreed upon.

A primary school teacher went on a shopping spree for cleaning products, gardening tools, and personal indulgences after murdering her cheating boyfriend, a court heard. Fiona Beal, 50, lured Nick Billingham, 42, into their bedroom before stabbing him in the neck and mummifying his body in a makeshift grave. The prosecution alleges that she planned the murder in advance and pretended to be her partner to cover up the crime for months.