A message to affair partners, from the cheated on

It’s pathetic that you would desire our table scraps. Yet, like any civilised person, either ask for the scraps or wait for us to leave the table. By sneakily taking it off our plates, it’s pretty disrespectful, even if you have shown us that we never really liked what you took anyway.

If we, the cheated on, take revenge, please understand that this is highly personal. While we may not feel anything romantic about our ex, it’s a disrespect you have committed.

Enjoy your time with your new partner. Just remember that whatever sense of security you feel now, was once felt by someone who has been left betrayed. Whatever loving words you hear now, whatever warmth you feel emanating from this supposed prize you’ve taken from someone else – please understand that you’re not the first to feel this from the cheater.

The truth is, patterns often repeat themselves. “Once a cheater, always a cheater” isn’t just a cliché—it’s a warning. While I don’t wish pain on anyone, I urge you to reflect on what it means to build something on broken foundations. Trust is something that you either hold sacred or you don’t, and betrayal has a way of coming full circle.

Those who lack the respect for others deserve no such respect from anyone, including themselves.