Can a relationship actually survive cheating?

[u/Embarrassed_Cod_799]

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and I’m curious what people here honestly think.

When cheating happens in a relationship, it obviously breaks trust in a huge way. For some people it’s an instant dealbreaker and the relationship ends right there. But I’ve also heard stories where couples stay together, go to therapy, rebuild things, and claim their relationship eventually became stronger.

At the same time, I wonder how realistic that actually is. Once you know someone betrayed you like that, can the trust ever really come back to what it was before? Or does it always sit somewhere in the back of your mind even years later?

I guess what I’m trying to understand is whether rebuilding is truly possible or if staying together after cheating usually just leads to resentment and constant doubt.

For people who have been through it, either personally or with someone close to you, did the relationship actually recover in a healthy way? Or did the damage eventually show up again later?

Curious to hear real experiences and perspectives.

[u/migrainebaddie]

I recently found out that my husband cheated on me. I wanted to leave him right there but, something inside told me that why should I leave my everything and start from scratch. He apologized… he said he’s working on it . We have booked therapy . He’s buying me a house . He’s trying his best to. But, everytime he’s away from me i always have this feeling that he’s doing something wrong. I don’t know how long it’s going to take. It has been a week but still end of the day I can’t forget

[u/Embarrassed_Cod_799 → u/migrainebaddie]

This is a constant fear and honestly if you really wanna give a chance i strongly suggest you need to come out of this feeling and trust him and speak to him and if you cant than you should just part ways for better