So here’s the situation: I have a girlfriend and we’ve been together for 2 years. I started noticing that she had been acting differently since last month, so I followed my instincts and checked her cellphone. That’s when I found conversations between her and her ex.
One time, she told me she was going out to her friend’s house but I followed her and confirmed that she was actually meeting up with her ex-boyfriend while we were still together.
I tried to break up with her but she didn’t want to. She begged me to stay and promised that she would stop seeing her ex. I forgave her because I love her but now I feel like I’m no longer happy in our relationship.
My question now is, How do I build trust after being cheated on? How can I trust her again when what she did keeps replaying in my mind?
It’s simple—don’t make it complicated. If you’re no longer happy, then leave her, especially since she cheated on you.
Your trust is already broken, which is why you’re not happy anymore. Every time she does something, you’ll start overthinking it, and that’s not healthy if you stay together.
Trust, once it is broken, cannot be fully rebuilt like it was before. It’s possible that every time you argue, that issue will come up again. And being in a relationship without trust makes it very hard to work. My advice is, if you’re no longer happy, there’s no reason to continue anymore. It’s better to end it and just move on.
