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Sunday, November 29, 2009

What If He's Cheating?

I see so many articles geared towards women concerning signs that indicate whether or not their man may be cheating.

They tell you to look for changes in his behavior, his spending more time away from you, starting fights over the smallest of issues, not being where he says he is going to be or with whom he says he is going to be with or he is becoming more secretive and emotionally distant....etc

The truth is if you have spent a good amount of time with someone you pretty much know their quirks.
In your heart of hearts you will KNOW instinctively that something has changed.

Do you go on a witch hunt looking for clues a
nalyzing his every word, deed, or article of clothing?
Do you hire a private detective? Install spyware on your computer? Show up at places where he is suppose to be? Look through his cell phone for text messages? install hidden cameras in the house for when you are going to be away? Call the television show "Cheaters"?
Do you pester him or hound him until he confesses?

The answer to all of these questions is NO!

You cannot control another person.
He is going to do whatever he wants to do.
The only person responsible for your happiness is you!

You decide if what you have is what you want, if the people in your life are the type of people you want or need in your life.

It does not matter if your man is cheating!

When I say it doesn’t matter if he is cheating it’s not to say that having someone cheat on you isn’t painful. What I’m saying to you is if he is not with you for whatever reason whether he’d rather spend his time alone watching sports, going out drinking with his buddies (not occasionally but on a regular basis) , or even possibly cheating on you….Being alone is being alone.

The very fact that you suspect he may be cheating whether it’s true or not is an indication that something is missing for you in this relationship. It’s not as though by learning he’s not cheating you suddenly become ” happy” or fulfilled in your relationship.

The bottom line is when someone loves you they are considerate about your feelings.

They want to spend time with you.

They listen to you.

They not only tell you they love you but they show you in big and small ways.

If you are not feeling loved, valued, or appreciated in your relationship and you have expressed this to your man without seeing any changes in his behavior it’s very possible you are with the wrong man.

When you’re with the wrong man it doesn’t matter whether he’s cheating or not.

You will never be happy.

Are you happy?
That is the real question!

If you are unhappy then it's up to you to make some changes.
Imagine that your employer is unhappy with your work, odds are they would put you on a performance plan or fire you out right.

When you're in a relationship you have the right to ask for what you need.
If the person you are with does not give you what you ask for there are only two reasons.

1. He does not have it to give.
2. He does not feel you are worth the effort to give it to.

This does not mean there is something wrong with you or even that there is something wrong with him. It just means HE is not the RIGHT man for you!

The ball is in your court.
YOU chose him for your lover, your mate, or your spouse.
If you have made a mistake then learn from it and forgive yourself.

You could spend your precious time trying to change apples into bananas, teaching cats how to bark, liars to tell the truth, or thieves to be trustworthy, all the while becoming more resentful and frustrated with each disappointment.... or you can simply go out and find a man who is already doing everything you want.
With close to 7 Billion people on the planet and half of them being men I have to like your odds!

If you want a man that opens doors for a woman you could nag the man you have to do so, or find a man that already does it!

If you are (truly unhappy) with something your man is doing or not doing then it's time to "take it to the door"! The door knows all!

The door lets those in that want in, and those out that want out.
In other words you have to ask yourself, "Is this a deal breaker?"

1. If it is, Get the hell out! (Life is short)
2. It it's not, then learn to do without. (Avoid frustration and resentment which comes with nagging)

If you are not going to leave you may as well adjust your expectations and accept him for who he is. You don't raise adults! A mother-child relationship with a man is never a good thing.

Monogamy is a choice of self -discipline
Honesty is an internal characteristic of one's moral code.
You don't demand or negotiate love and affection. They are given freely.
You don't manufacture chemistry. It's either there or it's not.

Bottom line: If your man is not the kind of man you want it does not matter if he is cheating.

"The world may not owe you anything but YOU owe yourself the world"

Choose your thoughts, Choose your life.
Let go of situations and people that bring negativity into your life or make you unhappy.

 Dashingscorpio!

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  • casy's Avatar
    Posted by casy Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:37am PDT

    BOTTOM LINE...YES IT SHOULD MATTER. DOESN'T MATTER IF HE ISN'T THE KIND OF MAN YOU WANT...CHEATING IS CHEATING...CAUSES PAIN, CHILDREN, DISEASE'S, LIARS, DISHONEST, SICK.....

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  • Keisha's Avatar
    Posted by Keisha Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:04pm PDT

    Too many men in the world to be worring about one.Move on!

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  • Dashing Darné's Avatar
    Posted by Dashing Darné Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:06pm PDT

    Casy, I appreciate your response but I think you are missing my point.

    Being cheated on does hurt. However you have no control over what someone does. The only thing you can do is decide if you want to maintain this relationship as status quo. When I say it doesn't matter what I mean is if you "suspect" your mate is cheating then you must "feel" something is not right or something is missing in the relationship which is causing you alarm. If it turns out that he is not cheating most likely you would still feel as though you are not getting the love, attention, respect or whatever is "missing" that caused you to believe your relationship was not one that was secure. Again I make no apologies for cheaters but I think it does nothing for a person to focus on things they have no control over. It does not help you to play a "Sinners and Saints game". Since we are in charge of who we let into our lives, become friends with, date, and marry. We cannot escape the fact that we selected these people. Hopefully with each bad experience we have we also learn something about ourselves and how to pick better people to associate with. You have to think of yourself as being President & CEO of Me Inc. Sometimes candidates will show up and do excellent interviews but once you give them the job you discover they are not a match. Life is short. Don't waste too much time trying to force a square peg into a round hole. We all have made mistakes by getting involved with the wrong person. Forgive yourself, promise to do better and move on. Your life is about the choices and decisions YOU make. It's a given that bad things are going to happen to each us but how we react and what we learn from it will determine the quality of your life.

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  • nena's Avatar
    Posted by nena Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:46pm PDT

    WOW I'm speechless. This is everything I have always thought, but could never put into words. You did a GREAT job with this Blog. I absolutely love it! Thank YOU

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