Any of you folks stray (ie cheat) / currently straying in a relationship? How’d it happen? Why’d it go down? Did you tell, etc?

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7 year relationship still ongoing. In year 3, we decided to be open. About 6 months later, I was going through a tough time and my boyfriend was a bit emotionally neglectful. I caught feelings for a fwb - which was a mistake. My boyfriend realized and we split for 4 months because of it. Eventually, I convinced my boyfriend (ex at the time) to go to therapy with me, and we were fortunately able to work through it.

I learned my lesson on communicating better and setting boundaries, and he realized the importance of being more emotionally supportive. We have been extremely happy the past 3 years, and I know we genuinely improve each other’s lives.

You learn lessons as you age. I still feel bad about what transpired, but we’re both glad we fought to reconcile our relationship.

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