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I cheated and I am so ashamed

83 replies

GP17 · 27/11/2019 14:15

I know im going to get alot, and I mean alot of hate for posting this thread here and i dont expect any sympathy or anything. I just want to write this all down and get it off my chest, i have nobody to talk to anymore so thought id get some beating on here instead.

Ok basically i am a male and been with my DP fo 10 years and have a 2 year old DS. I lost my job 4/5 years ago and and have not recovered money worries since then. I set up my on business and was closed don 3 years later through customers not paying up. Anyway i struggled to get another job for months i had savings to help me through and DP helped as he has a good job. I have been so down about money but never spoken up. I glossed over it as i hate speaking my feelings. Anyway, i got a new job lo pay while i find the right job. I went out with the lads and kissed a girl (never done this ever before to her) and i hated what id done. I ignored this girl texting me the following day and it got so much she started staling me on social media. I had to respond and say i wasnt single and had a family. But she started paying me attention and so much compliments and i loved it as i had never had this attention for years from DP. We messaged and se was desperate for me to meet her and i just couldnt ut pressure was too much and said better now or never see me. So i made a stupid lie up to DP and she caught me out and i had to explain everything, we split up and OW range me a few days later saying she needs to see me to see how we feel. I think she loved me but it had only been 2 weeks, it scared me but i kept taking her calls! i got greedy and we met and slept together (she has a DH and 2 x DC)! I felt sick and awful, i left straight away. I ended it all and told my DP i just wanted her and was so sorry etc. I blocked OW and she told my DP about the night together in a rage so i had to explain the lot. Luckily DP still gave me the chance and because i was truthful maybe it worked. Then a month later after gaining a bit of love back OW stalked me again on social media to get my attention. i ignored it a while and didnt want to get into this again but eagerness got the better of me and i accepted a chat, i explained i was sorry about he way i ended it etc. but then we started talking again and we were chatting, i had chances to end and i ignored her for a few days but she kept talking me around. (i have no backbone and have let her dictate this for some reason). I was always planning on ending it as i didnt want to ruin my life so some stupid behaviour!

We messaged on and off until last week where we arranged a night with our friends on same night so we could meet. It lasted 5 mins and was so awkward i got away and left it there to next bar. both DPs found out that night and had to explain everything.

I have lost my DP and DS for my stupid selfish actions! Twice! I never learned and craved attention for no reason when i had it at home. I am so ashamed of myself i havent left he house for work or anything, not eaten or drinking. I have no choice to deal with what ive done because i have no chance to get her back.
I m a sick, vile horrible creature, i have beaten myself up and i regret everything I have ever done! I make myself sick!

I am now so low i have applied to get counselling as i have nobody to talk to, my money problems, low esteem, self-consciousness , lies, gambling and drinking when i go out. I hope i can change myself and become a better person.

I have begged for another chance with DP, even to see DS too. I know i have no chance to get her back but i will beg as much as possible.

I know alot of people have been through this but on the receiving end more i guess as cheaters wouldn't subject themselves to this abuse i am about to get.

I know for a fact i would never treat anyone so badly again, ever. I know i will change and my morals have definitely changed as I cannot stand what i have done!

Does feeling this bad ever get better? i know i dont deserve to.
Can i ever get my DP back?
Will my DS ever forgive what i have done to him and his mother?

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CruellaDeVille2019 · 27/11/2019 15:13

Focus on sorting your life out without DP for now. Get yourself to counselling. Be a brilliant dad to your DC. Put energy into work so that you are financially more secure. Don't bombard DP with messages begging for her to come back. Give her time to heal and only contact regarding your DC. The more you beg her to come back, the further you will push her away.

If you show that you are making a real effort to change then that is the one thing that might possibly persuade DP to give you another chance.

amusedbush · 27/11/2019 15:14

None of this is your fault, is it? No attention from DP, crazy stalker new woman chasing your dick all over town... what's a guy to do?? Hmm

You're a liar and a cheat. You've well and truly blown it with your DP so leave her alone to rebuild her life.

ChuckleBuckles · 27/11/2019 15:15

@bluehairandheartbroken I tried in the beginning, I gave it a year and it was just never the same, so had to let go. He continued messaging and cheating during that year, so I felt a fool all over again.

gamerchick · 27/11/2019 15:16

Begging doesnt work. It makes you feel harassed and she'll start to hate you. It's yet another selfish way to behave. Leave her alone.

Instead, concentrate on being a dad. Focus on that and your life and let your ex get on with her's. None of this going for custody crap just because you're hurting or the angry torments because she should be taking you back by now. No presents... Nothing!

Behave yourself and one day you might at least be in friendly terms with each other.

GP17 · 27/11/2019 15:24

NickmyLipple yes i have applied to get counselling, just waiting for a call back. im staying quite away from the home at my parents or id have nowhere to go.

ChuckleBuckles you are 100% right, i wouldnt be happy and id be hurt so bad. I totally get it and I dont blame her for never wanting to see me again. I know what ive done is so awful, ive messed up and regret it all. I would work so hard for how ever long it takes. it would be tough I know but id be open and honest and transparent its just if she is willing to ever recover from the hurt and pain ive caused.

bluehairandheartbroken - whats stopping me doing it again? everything, i am ashamed and embarrassed. I am genuinely sorry, really sorry its untrue. Not because i got caught but how much i have hurt her and my DS, it breaks my heart. my own struggles havent been resolved but hence why i am going for help/counselling ASAP. I nee to find my inner self and be the man i used to be years ago.

I will never be proud of what i have done and it will haunt me forever. I would never wish this on anyone and i absolutely despise what I have, nobody can hate me more than myself right now. I would never ever cheat or have the thoughts to as i know this has affected me so, obviously DP even more so and i have ruined her forever. It breaks my heart. I will try to be the best dad i can be, i know i am such a bad one right now but i love him so much. the consequences i have to pay are what i have to live with like seeing him once EOW, its not enough but i will fix myself and hopefully i can get more time further down the line.

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Drabarni · 27/11/2019 15:24

You say your dp is both female and male?
Did you just miss the "S" out of dp helped as he had a good job?

maras2 · 27/11/2019 15:24

Boo bloody hoo.

crochetmonkey74 · 27/11/2019 15:26

The other woman did not 'stalk' you on social media- you were engaged in an equal affair

Take the blame- it's yours to have

GP17 · 27/11/2019 15:29

Drabarni - yes sorry missed the s. DP is female.

CruellaDeVille2019 & gamerchick - i know you're right i need to stop hounding her. Its so difficult i know especially when i have to message her about DS and then it stats but i need to stop and just think about her for once and stop being the selfish person I am.

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Halestorm · 27/11/2019 15:30

Your DP is a mumsnetter and you posted this litany of excuses in the hope that she would read it didn't you?

Except, as a mumsnetter she already knows the cheater's script. If your post was a bingo card she would have a full house.

You got a second chance that you didn't deserve. Now you want a third one. How many more chances do you think you'll need to put your DP and children through before you man up and admit your own actions caused all this?

GP17 · 27/11/2019 15:31

crochetmonkey74 - yes it is my fault, i still engaged you're right. i fed her crap an she fed me crap, she was more full on than me about loving me etc. But i still take the blame for all my actions as nobody else has made me do it.

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ExcitedForFuture · 27/11/2019 15:31

Your ex gave you a seconf chance. You blew it instantly. Tough shit.

Why do men who couldn't be bothered before suddenly decide to get counselling when their partner leaves them. Funny that. Seems almost manipulative.

Why did you give this random woman you kissed your number? Looks like uou were very much looking for something to happen there.

WaterOffADucksCrack · 27/11/2019 15:32

My son's dad cheated on me when I was 8 months pregnant (I found out when our son was 3 weeks old). I'm thankful now because I never knew how strong I was until I became a single parent.

I built my career single handedly and now have another baby and a great life with my partner and stepson. I know what real love is like now. My ex has gone from woman to woman cheating on them all and still tries to get me back after all this time. I have a great relationship with his parents and brother still and they've been a great support (I ensured they all knew what he had done). I've never shown whichever nee girlfriend he's with the pictures or messages he still sends me Envy but I enjoy watching him squirm in case I do!

I will say I still work through trust issues and anxiety. I'm destined to be forever cynical about humans. Part of me has been ruined. But it's worth it to be rid of my ex.

I hope your ex's life works out even better than mine and you see her have a lifetime of happiness. You need to stop blaming other people for your stupid actions. You sound pathetic.

crochetmonkey74 · 27/11/2019 15:32

You are going to need to move this on and learn from the mistake- yes you have lost your partner - and I hope they don't take you back - it would only teach you that you can do what you like with little consequence. let this be the lesson of how to be better to someone else in the future- and also consider that often, cheating reveals a problem in the relationship- you are just panicking now as you have lost familiarity- but something must have been wrong somewhere for this to happen in the first place- even if what was 'wrong' was your own commitment issues

GP17 · 27/11/2019 15:34

Halestorm I am admitting its my own actions that ruined everything. Im not blaming anybody else! She is not on MN, i wouldnt have posted it if so. I am in the wrong i wholeheartedly know this. i just wanted to speak and get some home truths as i have nobody to beat me up as such.

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MzHz · 27/11/2019 15:37

i will do anything for her

except be honest, faithful or place ANY kind of value over some woman you met in a bar..

If someone humilated me this badly I'd never talk to them again

Fool me once shame on them, Fool me twice shame on me. I'd be ashamed of myself every single minute of every day if I allowed a liar the space to fool me a third time.

You blew it. all by yourself.

GP17 · 27/11/2019 15:37

WaterOffADucksCrack - im glad you are very much happier and moved on so well. You are a strong woman and i respect that. I know ive done wrong but id never do what ive done to anyone again. Its not me. I havent blamed anyone else but myself and i hope my DP will be happy one day.

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crochetmonkey74 · 27/11/2019 15:38

i just wanted to speak and get some home truths as i have nobody to beat me up as such

Why?

Manage your own emotions- stop using women for EVERYTHING

Derbee · 27/11/2019 15:39

You deserve everything you get. You still don’t take responsibility for your actions.

The OW stalked you on SM
Your DP wasn’t giving you attention at home.

Same old excuses that arseholes like you spout out again and again. Leave your ex alone. You’ve done enough damage. And moping about playing the hurt upset victim would make me want to punch you in the throat.

You’ve made your selfish choices. Now live with them. Why post on here.

Menora · 27/11/2019 15:41

I think you need to work on rebuilding your life without any women in it at all. You need to be a father to your child. That is your priority

GP17 · 27/11/2019 15:41

Yes i am very sorry. I need to hear all this because i know what ive done is so so terrible and disgusting. appreciate everything thats been said and I dont deserve any happiness right now until i sort my life out. I hope DP just finds someone that would never treat her like i have and be happy.

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Derbee · 27/11/2019 15:42

And enough people here have had to listen to this sort of bullshit from their cheating partners. So why the fuck would they want to hear more from you? Piss off

crochetmonkey74 · 27/11/2019 15:43

You've got women in all these categories

Poor wronged DP
nasty stalker temptress
now sage old MNers who are going to hold you to account
GROW UP

What women want is a kind equal partner who treats them properly not a whining throw myself on my sword, beg to come back 'Oh I'm so wounded and I'm so flawed please fix me'
Get a grip and some self respect or for God's sake don't get another woman who has to put up with your nonsense and fix you as well as holding down a job and being a mother.

Menora · 27/11/2019 15:44

You have listed what you want in your OP but it is the wrong list and it’s all about you

  1. Feeling better
  2. Getting her back
  3. Your child

Your child should be at number 1.
This is by going to work, paying maintenance and getting on your feet

You will never get any of the other things if you don’t do this and you wouldn’t deserve them

kaldefotter · 27/11/2019 15:47

And enough people here have had to listen to this sort of bullshit from their cheating partners. So why the fuck would they want to hear more from you? Piss off

Hell yes, exactly this.

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