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11 Questions That Will Reveal Why People Cheat In Relationships

Are you ready to hear the ugly truth?

A while ago I published a post asking people what they thought counted as cheating. But now it's time to hand over to the people who've actually cheated in the past and see what they've got to say.

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If you've never cheated on someone before, don't answer the questions. You can just click to view the results and find out all the info you need.

  1. 1. How many timeshave you cheated?

    How many times
    have you cheated?
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1. How many timeshave you cheated?
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    Once
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    A handful of times
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    I've cheated quite a lot
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  1. 2. Who did youcheat with?

    Who did you
    cheat with?
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2. Who did youcheat with?
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    I cheated on my partner with one of their friends
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    I cheated on my partner with one of their family members
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    I cheated on my partner with one of my exes
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    I cheated on my partner with a stranger
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    I cheated on my partner with someone else
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    I cheated on my partner with more than one of the above options
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  1. 3. What did you actually do?

    What did you actually do?

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3. What did you actually do?
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    I sexted someone else
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    I kissed someone else
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    I had oral sex with someone else
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    I had penetrative sex with someone else
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    All of the above
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    Something else
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  1. 4. Did you tell your partner?

    Did you tell
    your partner?

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4. Did you tell your partner?
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    Yes, I told my partner that I cheated
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    My partner found out before I told them
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    The person I cheated on still doesn't know
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  1. 5. Did you apologise?

    Did you apologise?

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5. Did you apologise?
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    Yes
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    No
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    The person I cheated on still doesn't know
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  1. 6. Did your partnertake you back?

    Did your partner
    take you back?
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6. Did your partnertake you back?
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    They forgave me and we're still together
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    They forgave me but we broke up later
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    They finished the relationship when they found out
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    My partner doesn't know I cheated
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  1. 7. Why did you cheat?

    Why did
    you cheat?

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7. Why did you cheat?
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    The opportunity was there
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    I didn't want to be in the relationship
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    The sex in my relationship wasn't satisfying
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    I didn't plan on cheating, it just happened
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    I formed an attachment with someone else
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    I was drunk
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    I was bored
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    My partner cheated on me first
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    A different reason
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  1. 8. What do you count as cheating?

    What do you count as cheating?

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8. What do you count as cheating?
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    Texting someone else
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    Kissing someone else
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    Oral sex with someone else
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    Penetrative sex
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    All of the above
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    None of the above
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