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Do you keep friends who you know to be serial cheaters? 2 points!?

Let's say you have a friend who you know cheats on their spouse, or on the person with whom they are supposedly in a committed relationship. Does this affect your friendship? Do you remain friends with people who behave this way? I would think that most people would not remain real friends with a cheater, just because such people are dishonest. By extension, why would a person even consider being friends with an ex they know to have cheated on them during the relationship?

Inspired by: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ancpq...

And yes, I said 2 points, not 10. Of all the people who answer this, everyone will get 2 points, but only one person will get 10. So I figured putting "10 points" in my main question would have been false advertising.

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  • Nery
    Lv 4
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Nope.

    Their behaviour might rub off on me.

  • 7 years ago

    No way I don't need her on my man she's a whore like u

  • 9 years ago

    No, I would not. I find it very hard to talk to people who are dishonest with spouses.

    To me, marriage is a big deal and would not like people cheating around.

    I don't have any friend that cheats on his /her spouse. Atleast I think that they don't cheat.. If I find out later then I would tell them the reason and stop talking.

  • 9 years ago

    No. Friendship needs some shared core values. For me, if a person so disrespects himself, his spouse and his marriage, it would be difficult to find common ground with him. In addition, if he has such little respect for the woman he "loves", and for the sanctity of marriage, how could he possibly be loyal to me as a friend, or supportive and respectful of my marriage?

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    No, a serial cheater would not remain among my friends. A distant acquaintance, possibly, but friends are people I let into my world and someone who can lie and cheat is not coming into my world. If they can betray their spouse repeatedly I can not trust them.

  • Caw
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    I have a friend kind of like that but she is my sister. We are complete opposites but get along so well. It doesn't affect our friendship but i do let her know that im dissapointed, try to talk her out of it, ect but at the end of the day she will make her own decisions. I wish she didnt hurt people so much because one day it will come and bite her in the butt, it already has and she still didnt learn. Its annoying to hear about but it doesnt affect our friendship, maybe because were family but i dont know.

  • 9 years ago

    No, I don't have any friends who are serial cheaters. Usually the people I pick out to be friends would not have that inclination, but if they did.... I'd probably see less & less of them. Don't want to get involved in that drama.

  • 9 years ago

    I don't use the word "friend" loosely. My friends are people who have the same values as me. Because I don't cheat, I really don't connect with those who do. From my experience, the feeling seems to be mutual.

  • 5 years ago

    You aren't going to love this, but you ought to listen carefully. I do not care what your bodily progress level is, mentally and emotionally you're still a little one. The true world does now not work adore it does on The Hills or The O.C., or something other dreck teaches you that this is desirable behavior. You are having intercourse before you're emotionally mature enough to handle it. You might have AGREED TO MARRY A BOY you do not LOVE adequate TO BE devoted TO. You could have violated the standard code of fine associates; you messed with her ex. This isn't real love. This is teenage hormones. Loving a person ample to marry him implies that if he is sick, you blow off that cool occasion to remain home and smooth up his vomit. You link your future together with his, emotionally and financially. You make a residence. You're making youngsters. You do not sleep with other guys. Ever. Discontinue. Don't be in one of these hurry to develop up. Conclude high tuition, go to tuition, get some knowledge in your head. Somewhere in there, when you are busy leading your life the correct character will knock your socks off, and you'll be able to do the same to him. Then you'll do all of this over once more, the right means. With out betraying your exceptional friend. What did you assume to listen to? That it can be k?

  • ?
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    I used to be friends with a guy like that. But, I was not married so didn't really care what he did. Now, being married myself, I would not.

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