[Serious] Cheaters of Reddit, why are you currently cheating on your SO?

This was a past relationship.

Me and John was dating for several months when I found out he was emotionally cheating since the beginning. I didn't leave for some reason, idk. Well as we went on he kept treating me like crap, and I became good friends with his best friend, Alex.

As me and John got worse, I talked to Alex more. Just as a friend. I would ask him advice about me and Johns relationship and eventually me and Alex would hang out. I didn't see the harm in it because he was friends with John and all of us being friends was really cool I thought.

Me and Alex started hanging out more. I would always ask John to hang out first, but he would always be busy so I'd hang with Alex. Me and Alex did so much together. So much stupid shit. We'd talk about the most random things while he'd work on his car, and we'd do stupid teen stuff together. We became best friends. But I was in denial for the feelings I was developing for him. Alex also got into a relationship while all this happened, and understandably the girl didn't like me and our friendship at all.

It wasn't until one night we went to a lake and talked about some deep stuff, we stayed out all night and got lost when I was driving us to a cool place to watch the sun rise. We never found the spot, but we went to Dennys. When I dropped him off that morning, I realized I didn't want him to go, and it hit me that I loved him.

Eventually I was the one putting off John and Alex would put off his gf. Then I finally admitted my feelings and it led to passionate sex. I loved this man more than I had loved anyone before. And we developed a relationship out of infidelity on both ends. We both cut off our relationships and started dating.

Alex ended up being abusive and is a serial cheater. He was on his best behavior when I fell for him. After a few months fights escalated, he started cheating and I got knocked up. I would say I got what I deserved. I mean the original bf never treated me right to begin with, but it was fucked up to leave him for his best friend.

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