A taste of your own poison
"I was the cheater. I had been with the same guy for four years and it wasn't going anywhere, but I had a very bad feeling that he wasn't going to let me out of the relationship without a good reason. I had tried many times before to break it off, but he always came back, saying he'd change, and I stupidly took him back and believed him. He never did change, but I had. I wanted out. So, I cheated and told him the next day what I had done. He broke it off, crying and screaming at me that I was a 'whore.' I haven't seen him since."
"I know that he shit-talked me to all of our mutual friends, which caused me to lose pretty much all of those friendships, but it was a small price to pay. I felt like I couldn't get out any other way at the time (I was only 18), and I was too ashamed to admit it to anyone what I was going through. I have since grown up quite a bit, gone to therapy, and am married. Never cheated after that — only that one time."