10 stories of relationships that were destroyed by cheating (2024)

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"I have to go through this high-risk pregnancy alone while going through a divorce."

"We had been married for five years. In time, his behavior became odd and our fights escalated further than they should have. Sensing something was off, I started snooping, and I slowly discovered he had been cheating for our entire marriage and he was in love with someone else. The reason his behavior changed was that she found out that I am pregnant with twins and [he had been fighting with her].

"There’s no repairing a marriage that never really existed in the first place. I am devastated. I have to go through this high-risk pregnancy alone while going through a divorce … Our twins will never know what’s it’s like to have their parents in the same house." — Redditor pregandalone

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"I found out about the other woman the week before my due date ..."

"My husband had an affair with a co-worker for nearly two years, the last nine months of which I was pregnant with our second child. I found out about the other woman the week before my due date ...

"Last week I discovered he was lying and cheating with her again. Immediately afterward he was begging for my forgiveness and telling me he would cut her out of his life forever and fight for me … now he says he's going to be with her and we're done. There was no explanation for the sudden change. They have a tropical vacation planned two weeks from now while I stay home alone with our infant and toddler. I can't believe his dishonesty and disrespect. I know I'm better off without him." — Redditor francesca75

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"He wants me out so his new woman can move in."

“I'm living with my husband of 12 years while we divorce. It blindsided me so badly. I have no family alive on my side and no kids. I have no financial stability at all except for the $900 a month from SSI. I’m scared out of my mind and selling anything I have. He wants me out so his new woman can move in.” — Redditor Nikkilee81

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"The boy that I had seen born, the one who was attached to my hip, was essentially gone."

"I thought that I had the perfect life — a little boy running around, a house on a lake, a pretty wife with a great job, and a great job myself when I got a phone call, ‘Your wife has been sleeping with my husband for at least four years. She has another boyfriend now ...’

"... I found out that my son is not, in fact, my son, which was the most devastating part of the entire ordeal. The boy that I had seen born, the one who was attached to my hip, was essentially gone. I have since moved to another state very far away and spent years trying to piece my life back together." — Redditor JeremyUSMC06

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"She had a big affair so we split just as she was about to start a job making $600,000 a year."

"I was married for 10 years. My wife went to medical school while we were married and then she did a surgery residency, and took electives. I followed her everywhere and supported her by working hard and paying for everything I could. I gave her large sums of money to pay down student debt. I never did what I wanted with my life [because I was focused on] supporting her dream. She had a big affair so we split just as she was about to start a job making $600,000 a year." — Redditor feelafool

"I'm a wreck and he is dating the woman he had an affair with."

"My husband cheated on me last year. I discovered it and we tried to reconcile, but he lied and abandoned me right before Christmas. It was two days before we were supposed to take a two week trip to see my family since I had I moved to a different country for him. I haven't seen him in four months – we haven't spoken in almost two. I'm a wreck and he is dating the woman he had an affair with. It's like I don't even exist." — Redditor cantbreatheorbelieve

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"My cheating wife robbed me of a whole sub-genre of comedic punchlines that are no longer funny."

"I love comedies, and I never realized how many comedies have cheating and affairs as punchlines. I used to find humor in these, but now they just remind me of her infidelity and how much it hurts. My cheating wife robbed me of a whole sub-genre of comedic punchlines that are no longer funny and just make me think of her and what she did to our family." — Redditor FatAndNotHappy

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"Recently, I've been wracked with guilt over the affair."

"Circ*mstances led me to a man who I consensually had sex with. My husband never officially found out about the affair. He heavily suspected it, but I denied it. We ended up splitting over a fight I had with his mom. I used that as my out. We've been separated five months now.

"Recently, I've been wracked with guilt over the affair. I feel nauseous and horribly sad. I start thinking about times I was engaged in sex acts with a strange man while my husband was sitting at home watching the news or taking care of the dog and I just lose it. I think about all of the things I did. I don't think I'll ever forgive myself ..." — Redditor Ivegotablankspace

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"By divorcing him, I lose everything."

"I received a very explicit text from my husband, and it was very clear it wasn't meant for me. As it turns out, he'd been chatting with someone on Reddit. I contacted the woman and found out she was also married. She knew a lot about us and our family and it was clear that they were developing an emotional connection.

"I told him she was going to send me their text log and he freaked out and told me they were sending naked pictures to each other and that it had been going on for many weeks … By divorcing him, I lose everything — my husband, my stepkids, my home, and my dogs. My heart is shattered. I'm lost and living in a tent in his basem*nt right now." — Redditor throwaway14785236987

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"I don’t think it’s possible for me to get over this."

"It’s been six months since I found out my husband cheated and the pain feels exactly the same. We’ve been in marriage counseling ever since the week he told me everything. He’s [trying to fix things] and doing the work our therapist gives us but I can’t move forward. I don’t think it’s possible for me to get over this ... My best friend and partner of 19 years has destroyed me." — Redditor RoxyOViolet

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