It hurts to be cheated on in a relationship. These quotes about cheating and lying will help you to move on from unfaithful people.
There’s no universal answer to why people cheat in a relationship. It can be desire, boredom, or just looking for validation from someone else.
And there’s no right or wrong whether to stay after the reveal of lies and affairs. Some choose to forgive, while others leave for good.
But something is for sure – it’s meaningless to deny your worth for others’ wrongdoings. Your partner’s infidelity doesn’t have to be related to you. You are not unattractive, unworthy of love just because they have an affair with someone else. It’s their fault, not yours.
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With that said, being cheated on or being lied to is always hard. And the decision on whether to forgive a liar is even harder, especially when you are still in love. Why do they do that? What’s wrong with me? And will they do it again? These questions will haunt you for a while, if not for a long time.
So whether or not you’ve made up your mind to leave a liar, or you are still processing the emotions, here is a list of quotes about cheating and lying that may provide new perspectives. Also, feel free to share your stories or opinions in the comment. What you are going through, you are not alone. And what you know may help someone somewhere.
Quotes about cheating and lying in a relationship
You can’t change someone who doesn’t see an issue in themselves.
If they don’t feel guilty about their infidelity, chances are they will cheat again. So it’s better to break your heart than having someone break it over and over again.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
– Abraham Lincoln
No matter how small the dishonest deed is, at the end of the day, cheating is cheating.
– Mohammad Amir
Cheating isn’t only equal to sex. Texting behind your back, going out on dates with someone else is also cheating.
Real men can’t be stolen.
Cheating and lying aren’t struggles; they’re reasons to break up.
– Patti Callahan Henry
Letting go is hard. But it ends the struggles and starts the healing process.
When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
– Khaled Hosseini
People tend to cheat more often when they know they can get away with it. But just because the truth isn’t revealed doesn’t mean the damage hasn’t been done. Lies hurt, whether they are black or white.
If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
– Mark Twain
Once you start lying, you have to cover up the lie with another lie. There, it starts a loop of dishonesty and betrayal. And no one has a memory good enough to remember all the lies. The truth will come out, just a matter of time.
Never underestimate a man’s ability to make you feel guilty for his mistakes.
– Rihanna
I’m not upset that you lied to me; I’m upset that from now on, I can’t believe you.
– Friedrich Nietzsche
One lie is enough to destroy someone’s credibility.
When the truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.
– Yevgeny Yevtushenko
When you say nothing, you say something. When you don’t choose, you choose. Deliberately hiding something from a partner is also dishonesty.
You can forgive someone, wish him all the best, and still walk away.
You don’t need to be the bigger person in a relationship. When cheaters cheat, they don’t care to break your heart. And neither should you.
Anything is better than lies and deceit!
– Leo Tolstoy
When you have problems in a relationship, talk about them. Work on them. And if that’s not enough, leave. Not being happy in love is not the excuse to hurt someone else.
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
– Abraham Lincoln
The truth will reveal itself eventually.
Cheaters are those who can’t let you go but can’t treat you right either.
If we are together, I won’t check your phone. I won’t wait for you to text back and tell me what you are doing and who you are with. I will, instead, order pizza, call my friends, and enjoy every second of my life because if you are stolen, you are never mine. And I should not even care.
If you get cheated on, it’s not the grudges you should let go of. It’s the person.
It’s normal and inevitable to feel angry about the cheater in a relationship. You need time to digest, and that’s ok. But dwelling in anger is to punish yourself for the faults of someone else. So move on, as difficult as it can be. Turn to a new page. It’s so much easier than erasing the stains on a dirty one.
Never argue with someone who believes in their own lies.
– Unknown
No one believes a liar. Even when she’s telling the truth.
– Sara Shepard
People grow up, and they change. But trust is like paper. Once crumpled, it will never be perfect again.
One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.
– Al David
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
– Plato
If you want to know who is cheating, watch who gets with someone new after a breakup and who stays single.
If you don’t love someone anymore, leave, don’t cheat.
Nothing justifies the decision to cheat or lie, not the absence of love or passion. Those who start an affair thinking that they can have both stability and excitement risk losing them both.
It takes two lovers to build a fortress and just one “her” to destroy it irrevocably.
– ky
The saddest thing about betray is that it never comes from your enemies.
– Unknown
Ironically, the ones we love and trust are those who can hurt us most deeply. If they know the damage they can cause but still do it, they are not worth the trust in the first place.
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What a plot twist you were.
– farawaypoetry
Cheating and lying hurt most when you believe someone may be your “happy ever after.” So are you in love with the person or just your imagination? Just because you think he’s perfect doesn’t mean he is. The heartbreak is a wake-up call.
Cheating is a choice, not a mistake.
– Unknown
Affairs are deliberate. Cheating is planned, maybe not at the beginning, but every step afterward.
Sometimes things break your heart but fix your vision.
– Unknown
You will never be enough for everyone.
No matter how perfect you are or how much you sacrifice for a relationship, some people will not cherish you. And it’s their fault, not yours. So find someone who knows how to love you the right way and save yourself the heartaches.
When you lose a cheater, you are losing:
Heartbreaks that ruin your peace
Late nights crying yourself to sleep
Doubts about your worth
Someone who doesn’t deserve you
To trust again after being lied to is courage.
As much as cheating and breakup hurt, not everyone will do the same thing. Believe that you deserve better and learn to welcome someone else in your life.
Cheaters are cowards who are scared to say, “I don’t want you anymore, but I have to find a replacement first.”
Leave when a promise turns into a sorry.
– Unknown
Cheating on a good person is like throwing away a diamond and picking up a rock.
The worst part of being cheated on is to figure out how true our memories are.
Lies are like ink dropping into the water. It makes everything different.
Sometimes a good heart doesn’t see the bad.
– Unknown
You are not stupid to not see his lies. Don’t blame yourself for trusting. Blame the one betraying your trust.
A lie is a lie.
A white lie is a lie.
A half-truth is a lie.
A hidden truth is a lie.
A lie by omission is a lie.
– Unknown
She‘s broken
because she believed.
– Unknown
Which of these quotes about cheating and lying resonate with you?
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