Girlfriend (F23)of 8 years kissed another guy, two years ago and she finally told me (M24)

A lot of people on Reddit sit behind a computer screen for hours believing they know everything about relationships and life. Most of these people are kids. Hell I might as well be considering how long people live for

Everyone is quick to grab the pitch forks. Everyone is quick to judge. None of these people know you. They don't know your girlfriend and they don't know your relationship.

Many of these people are bitter about similar situations that they went through.

I'm going through something similar. For the past week I've thought about killing myself. The guilt is eating me alive. People aren't perfect. People do things they regret and they do things that hurt people because they act selfishly. It's possible she's lying. It's possible she's telling the truth. The only person that can decide what to do is you. Don't let anyone here tell you what to do. They don't know the details, the intricacies, and the feelings and emotions that you and your gf are experiencing.

Good people do bad things. That doesn't make them a bad person. You need to ask yourself, is she truly feeling remorse, guilt, shame. And do you think, do you believe that she is capable of changing. And not only whether she CAN, but whether she wants to. She needs to take time to think about why she did what she did. She needs to understand how it affected you. And you both need to know what you can do to fix it if that's what you want. Only you can know.

Take time. Give each other space and think. Think about what you want. Think about if you believe people can change. I know people can change. Because I'm one of them. Life is filled with mistakes, and frankly you'll probably make a big one before you die. The difference is that some people are capable of learning from their mistakes, and growing into better people. If that didn't ever happen, I don't think there would be anyone you can consider a good person.

I'm not going to tell you what to do and I'm not going to feed your insecurities or doubts. What I will say is this. People are capable of changing. But you need to decide is your gf is one of those people and if she truly wants to. I believe in forgiveness and second chances. And I'm probably the only one on this subreddit who does.

But remember that reddit is mainly teenagers, with little life experience, random people on the internet, and people who are passing judgment to people they don't know over the internet. My advice is to take the time to think. Give each other space and think about what it is you really want. Change is possible. It isn't easy.

I know you just feel like you're in hell. You're probably angry, hurt, sad, depressed, and confused. THATS OK. Take the time to feel everything. Time heals all. Whatever decision you make, put in the work to let go and maybe one day you can forgive. Maybe you can't continue the relationship. That's also ok.

It'll be ok my friend. Take it one day at a time. And if you can't, then 10 seconds at a time.

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