15 Insane Stories Of People Who Got Caught Cheating

When it comes to cheating, there are really only two outcomes: One, the other person never finds out, leading to continued cheating behind that person's back and a slow disintegration of respect in the relationship. Or two, the other person does find out and all hell breaks loose. Those are the basics, but of course people can choose to stay with or leave their partners after finding out they've been cheated on - or they can never discover the truth but perhaps engage in such behavior themselves.

That's why there are apps which allow anonymous users to upload their darkest and dirtiest secrets, including these 15 which give us stories about what happened when people got caught cheating - either by their SO or by someone else. Sometimes there's regret, sometimes there's not. Sometimes there's forgiveness, sometimes there's not. Sometimes there's revenge, sometimes there's not. We never find out exactly how these stories turn out, because we only get the confession, but even though we only know a little bit of what happens, we can see from these 15 confessions that when you get caught cheating, things can get pretty insane!

15 Filled with Regret

"I cheated on my girlfriend of 4 years and got caught. I don't know why I did it; it's been 9 months and she is the love of my life and I lost her. I crushed her and let her down. I'm sorry. Everyday is hard. " 

Sometimes you don't know how good you have it until the thing you had is gone, as is evidenced by this user's confession. The fact that this confessor doesn't know why they even did it makes it worse for both parties, although perhaps the confessor would benefit from some introspection to figure out why he cheated in the first place, because it might help him move on (since he clearly isn't getting back together with his ex-girlfriend). Knowing why he was so destructive to his relationship would probably stop him doing the same thing in later relationships, because he would be able to identify the situation that made it occur. But, that's for the future. In the meantime, this confessor needs to stop beating himself up over his crummy mistake, because it's not doing anyone any good - and it's not making his ex come back.

14 Pants on Fire

"I cheated on my boyfriend. I got caught later and denied the whole thing. We just completed 1.5 years together." 

Maybe it's the fact that this user doesn't seem at all apologetic for their indiscretion, but this secret definitely rubs us the wrong way. How were they caught cheating? Were they found in bed with the other guilty party, and if so, how did they explain that away to their partner? Or, was it something more subtle, like a risqué text message that she/he was able to explain away? Whatever it was, this confessor seems almost pleased with themselves for being able to make such a clean getaway when they were this close to getting caught. And, despite their illicit affair, the cheater and their partner seem to have moved past everything to complete 1.5 (hopefully happy, healthy, and honest) years together. But, if the past repeats itself - which is possible since this confession seems to lack remorse - we can't see their partner being so gullible in the future. Then again, only time will tell.

13 Empathetic

"My wife caught me cheating on her, I feel terrible that I hurt her and had to see her cry." 

Unlike the last confessor, this confession actually seems genuine. For a lot of cheaters, they are able to remove the feelings of their SO from the situation, and simply enjoy themselves in the moment. The naughtiness, the hotness, the taboo of the whole scenario overshadows the implication of how the cheater's partner might actually feel if they were to ever find out.

Well, now this user knows. The idea of finding out your spouse is cheating on your must be devastating, because this is the person to whom you've pledged your life and future. To have that destroyed before your eyes must be a killer, and it's good to see that this confessor is able to feel what his wife feels in the moment she learned of his marital indiscretion. We don't know how this story ends, but hopefully the couple is either able to work through their issues and push past this d-bag move, or that the wife is able to find happiness on her own or with someone else.

12 Excuses, Excuses…

"My boyfriend caught me cheating on him. We're still together & working things out. But I think I cheated because he made me feel more loved than my boyfriend has in a long very very long time."

Cheating may be a temptation for couples who have been together for a long time, as in the relationship of this user. Sometimes, in long-term relationships, things can go stale or feel routine, and it's the spark and excitement of something outside of your current relationship that gives you a fleeting sense of danger and love. The uncertainty of it reminds you of the earlier “honeymoon” stage of the relationship. We imagine that this is what the confessor told herself in order to justify her activities. Feeling more loved by the guy she cheated with than her own boyfriend is easy, because in the heady moments of a new relationship, you can get caught up in the feelings of butterflies and text message analysis. We're not relationship coaches or even experts here, but maybe this confessor should express how she's been feeling undervalued by her current SO so that they can both ensure this never happens again.

11 Conflicted

"My husband caught me cheating. I ended it with the other man to save my marriage but I miss him so much. I love him." 

Whoa, this is rough. But, the sympathy is slim when this confessor could just leave her husband (and her marriage) if she loves this other guy. Sure, it's messy, expensive, and may hurt the husband in the process, but it's love! That's the way it is! To save a marriage she is clearly no longer invested in doesn't benefit anyone; it only maintains a front to save face.

While we don't know the extenuating circumstances of their marriage (like children, illnesses, money, property, jobs, etc.), it seems to us that if she's really in love with the man she was having an affair with, then she should be with him. While we're by no means condoning cheating, to stay with someone for the sake of reputation when your heart belongs to another hurts both the husband and the wife, who remain trapped in a marriage that is loveless, with the knowledge that at least one of them sought an escape through cheating.

10 The Double-Dipper

"My girlfriend caught me cheating on her so, to get back at me she called my wife." 

Wait a second: Did the girlfriend know that he had a wife already, and got involved with him anyway, and so there's a third party involved in addition to the wife and girlfriend? Or, is the wife the “other woman” in this situation, at least to the girlfriend? Hopefully it's the second one, so at least the girlfriend isn't a total d-bag like the guy, and was ignorant to his marital situation. But either way, this cheater is done having his cake and eating it too from the sounds of it!

Like other confessors on this list, this guy doesn't seem to be very sorry for his actions, only for getting caught. If the wife and girlfriend have any sense, they'll kick him to the curb in a magnificent public display like in that movie, The Other Woman, to show him what he's really missing, and how he - a scumbag cheater - really deserves to be treated.

9 Second Thoughts

"I'm a terrible person. I'm married. I cheated. I got caught. I'm fighting for my marriage, but I don't want to be in it anymore."

Hey, at least this cheater admits point-blank that they're a terrible person! The cheating is one thing, but why are they bothering to fight for the marriage when they don't want to be in it? Isn't that just delaying the inevitable? It seems to us that they want the credit for trying to make the marriage work, but don't intend to actually try that hard, because they don't want it to succeed to begin with. Like the confession above, it seems that guilt is propelling this cheater to continue trying to make things work, to absolve themselves of having cheated in the first place. They even admit to being a terrible person, which gives more of a reason for this explanation to be true. Just do you and your SO a favor, and get out now, before you hurt your partner even worse than you already have.

8 The Gift of Karma

"My girlfriend caught me cheating on her. Now I am afraid that she will cheat on me too." 

This sentiment was found in a lot of confessions, where cheaters who were caught red-handed then worried that their partner would cheat on them to get revenge. Well, you DO know the saying 'Karma's a b*tch', right? While cheating in relationships is not a tit-for-tat, eye for an eye thing, it's only fair that this user feels insecure and worried that his girlfriend might turn right around and play him like he played her. Whether she actually chooses the route of revenge and does cheat on him, however, is entirely up to her.

It's hard to feel sympathy for this confessor, because it's only what he deserves after putting his girlfriend through such an ordeal, right? Although, if this couple is spiteful enough to continue cheating on each other just to get revenge for hurt feelings, perhaps they simply don't belong together and should get out now while the getting's good.

7 A Messy Situation

"I've been cheating on my husband with another man from work. We got caught by his wife and now I'm worried he may have given me an std." 

This is a prime example of when you should definitely not mix business and pleasure. In this case, both parties in this illicit affair were married, but not to each other - and both were caught in the act! While workplace relationships are a pretty common occurrence in a variety of fields, workplace infidelity is definitely not okay. Although the wife who found out about her husband is well within her rights to spill the beans to the other woman's husband, if the STI hunch is proven true, perhaps she won't have to say a word - he'll find out all on his own (and not in a nice way).

While we're not in the business of giving advice to cheaters, perhaps this user should take a trip to the doctor to know for sure, and once she gets a clean bill of health, it's probably in her best interest to come clean to her husband - before someone else does it for her.

6 The Bargainer

"My gf caught me cheating and she said if I please a guy she'll forgive me." 

Okay, this confession gives us a lot of questions. First, is this a same-sex relationship, and the cheater is a woman who now has to sleep with a man to prove her devotion? Or, is this a relationship between a man and a woman, and now the girlfriend is ordering her cheating BF to “please” a man as punishment for what he did to her? Either way, this situation is beyond messed up and shows a really skewed balance of power.

The cheater is definitely wrong in this scenario, but the girlfriend in question is also not totalyl innocent. We understand the need to publicly humiliate a cheating SO (there are a ton of confessions about that, too), but this is going way too far. Plus, how does it make sense to punish a cheater with what is essentially more cheating? This isn't like forcing your kid to smoke a pack of cigarettes when you catch them stealing a puff! Bad moves all around.

5 The More the Merrier

"My boyfriend once caught me cheating on him with a girl, he wasn't angry because we let him join us." 

Wait, is this an actual confession or the premise of an adult-only movie? It seems pretty odd that this girl's boyfriend would be totally chill that she's cheating, simply because it's with another woman and they invited him to join the party. Sure, he may not have been mad at the time, but once the initial fun wears off, you both still have to deal with the fact that you cheated on him, and how that impacts your relationship.

It seems pretty crummy of this user to not even apologize for her behavior, but to instead laugh the whole thing off since it was between her and another girl, as opposed to cheating on her BF with a guy. (You can almost guarantee that the boyfriend would be a lot less accepting if he found her in bed with another man.) It sounds like both members of this relationship suck as people, and so deserve each other!

4 The Serial Cheater

"My wife has caught me cheating about 5 times now. And I'm not sure what is more effed up. The fact that I keep doing it, or that she forgives me each time." 

Yep, this is pretty effed up, and the confessor poses a good question. Why does he keep cheating on his wife? What does he get out of it? It can't be the thrill of the secret, since he's not very good at keeping it private. Maybe he wants to be caught, and is looking for some type of response from his wife that isn't forgiveness. Perhaps he feels he doesn't deserve forgiveness (and TBH, neither do we), and yet his wife still takes him back. If this user doesn't want to be with his wife - and that seems to be the case, since he keeps running around on her - then he should leave her. But that doesn't answer why the wife keeps forgiving him. Maybe she thinks he's changed, maybe she thinks his indiscretions are her fault, maybe she has incredibly low self-esteem and doesn't think she's able to get anyone else. This confession gives us more questions than almost all the other secrets combined!

3 All in the Family

"My husband just caught me cheating with his dad… Sh*T"

Wait, what? That's gotta make family dinners and holidays awkward! How do you even explain that one? Who do you explain it to first, the husband or the mother-in-law? How do you excuse this or bring it up in conversation without the help of some talk show host? This is Jerry Springer-worthy, or at least good enough to warrant an episode of Maury. Imagine how traumatizing it would be to walk in on your SO getting it on with your parent! This confession is insanely shocking because, honestly, who does this? Getting involved with a stranger, a coworker, a friend - totally normal. Not okay when you're already with someone else, but normal. But to get involved with your parent-in-law? That is so far past the line of acceptable, it's borderline insane. We can't imagine how this is going to turn out, but with any luck we'll get to see it televised and watch the whole drama unfold!

2 Unapologetic

"I cheated on my wife and she caught me and forgave  me. I'm only sorry I got caught."

WTF, dude? This is a pretty sh*tty thing to say, especially when the person you've screwed over is the person you're married to. This seems like a relationship that is only going to get worse and worse, and if the wife has any sense at all, she'll leave this d-bag ASAP. From the sounds of this confession, this user will probably continue to have extramarital affairs, simply because he has zero respect for his wife - and if she keeps forgiving him, then she probably doesn't have much respect for herself, either.

There have been a few confessions on this list where the cheater doesn't seem to be very apologetic, but this is the only one to state it outright. His attitude reads as entitled, rude, and borderline sociopathic! This scumbag doesn't deserve the love and affection of any woman with that kind of behavior, and if there's any justice in the world, he'll end up all alone.

1 The Sh*tty Boyfriend

"My girlfriend caught me cheating 3 times and forgave me. What do I have to do to get her to take a hike?" 

If you thought the last confessor was a total d**k, then you probably really want to punch this guy in the face right now! Who does this to anyone? How is this user so cowardly that he refuses to break up with his girlfriend and instead blatantly cheats on her multiple times - and gets caught (most likely on purpose)! This is the kind of guy who will call you “crazy” for pointing out the truth in a situation that puts him in a bad light, just so he can have control. The fact that he refuses to break up with her and instead messes with her feelings is disturbing, and this girl deserves a lot better, though she doesn't seem to know it.

Adding more insult to this confession is the crass way he says “leave”, which is “take a hike”. Like, how dare he? What a d-bag! Maybe he and the guy from the last confession should get together, and do us all a favor by leaving the rest of civilization for a very long time.