Here’s What to Say to the Girl He’s Cheated With

Last Updated on October 10, 2022 by Angela Vaz

You feel like someone ripped out your heart.

You feel used, betrayed, and angry.

At the same time, you are devastated.

I know what you’re going through because that was me in late 2019.

I found out that my ex (my husband at the time) was cheating on me with another married woman.

There were so many things I wanted to tell her because I knew her personally – she was my upstairs neighbor.

In this post, I want to discuss just that.

Here’s what to say to the girl he’s cheated with.

Let’s begin.

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A little backstory

Please understand that I am only writing this post because I have been through what you have.

I dated a man for 4 and a half years before I married him. It was another 4 and a half years into the marriage when I discovered that he was cheating on me.

After leaving him, I discovered from my neighbors that he also slept with various prostitutes when I left the house to visit my parents.

I spent 9 years with a man who cheated on me for most of my relationship.

It wasn’t easy recovering from that and my confidence took a massive blow.

I talk about how I recovered from that relationship in this post.

But right now, I am going to talk about what you should say to the woman he cheated with because this is something I haven’t covered before.

Keep an open mind when reading this and try to read till the end.

What to say to the girl he cheated with?

1. Be super grateful

Such a huge part of me wanted to hug this woman and thank her.

Not only did she show me my ex’s true colors but she allowed me to see who my ex really was – a person who cheats.

Be grateful to the woman he cheated on you with – if it wasn’t for her, you never would have discovered his infidelity.

She was the test of your relationship and he failed it.

Yes, none of this is going to make the pain easier – but it does make it easier to accept.

2. Don’t hate her

Do not take revenge on the woman who your partner cheated with.

She is not at fault.

It doesn’t matter if she lured him or she seduced him.

Her relationship status doesn’t matter either.

Your ex is the one who cheated on you.

It is he that should have been faithful.

Direct your hurt and feelings to your ex (if you have to), not the woman.

The woman can do whatever she wants in her life – she owes you nothing.

Remember that.

Even when I discovered that my ex had been sleeping with this woman for 2 years, I didn’t get mad at her.

I knew that for her, my ex was going to be a challenge.

She just wanted my ex. And it was my ex who decided to cheat and stray from the marriage.

3. Don’t say anything

No matter how you feel, you need to keep in mind the following:

• Your ex cheated, it has changed the relationship forever
• Nothing you do or say is going to bring back the ex/relationship you’ve lost
• Anger and revenge will only hurt you – not them

You cannot say anything that is going to remedy this relationship.

I’m sorry.

I speak from experience.

Don’t try convincing your ex that he should have done better – it’s not worth it.

He didn’t cheat on you because you weren’t worthy.

He cheated because he was insecure.

His cheating had nothing to do with the way you are or the way you treated him.

If he was unhappy in the relationship, he should have ended it.

Instead, he decided to have an affair.

This means your ex is a poor communicator and didn’t respect/value you.

That’s all it is.

4. Understand that she’s done you a huge favor

Never ever pine for someone who does not respect you or value you enough to be honest with you.

Your ex is disloyal.

99% of people who cheat will do it again.

They feel zero remorse for their actions because they love shifting blame.

Don’t regret losing someone that has cheated on you.

It may have been 5 years or 25 years.

Accept it with grace and move on.

The relationship wasn’t a waste.

It has imparted several lessons which you will carry on moving forward.

However, the person he’s cheated on you with is going to have a tough time handling this person.

She isn’t getting off easy.

Please know that there is a very good chance he will cheat on her too (if he isn’t already doing that).

I had a friend who cheated on her boyfriend.

She left her loving and kind boyfriend for the man she cheated on him with.

Within a few months, she was trying to hack her new boyfriend’s Facebook account because she felt he was cheating on her too.

Cheaters don’t live good lives.

They’re either cheating or worried about their partners cheating.

They live in insecurity and that is a torment in itself.

So, please don’t worry about him or the woman he’s cheated with.

They will have tons of issues to sort through themselves.

Be grateful to this woman because she is going to have to handle a serial cheater instead of you.

Your burden is over.

5. Know that it was not personal

A lot of people feel backstabbed when they discover that their partner cheated on them.

But you need to understand this much:

• The woman was thinking about herself – she was thinking about her needs and how she could land this man.
• Your ex was also thinking about himself – he wanted to desperately prove to himself that he was worthy and having an affair made him feel better. At the same time, he didn’t want to end the relationship with you because he wanted to feel comfortable.

Both your ex and the woman he cheated on you with cared about themselves.

You never crossed their minds.

So, don’t take it personally.

6. Don’t overthink

I have a post here on how to stop overthinking after being cheated on.

Read it, it will help you find peace.

But here’s the gist.

It is not your fault.

The only mistake you made was choosing a partner that had insecurity issues.

He also sucked at communication and failed to put your relationship first.

That’s it.

It’s not your fault.

• Maybe you both weren’t happy.
• Maybe his needs weren’t fulfilled in the relationship.

It still doesn’t give him a reason to cheat.

He cheated because he didn’t have the guts to end the relationship with you or talk to you about his needs.

He had an affair because he has issues and to him, that seemed like the best solution.

He doesn’t respect you or the relationship.

I know what it’s like to overthink after being cheated on.

I stopped eating and I couldn’t sleep. My head was filled with questions like:

• Was I not good enough?
• Why didn’t I see it? All the signs were there.
• Why couldn’t he just tell me?
• Did I not give him time?
• Why did he wait so long to do this?

Don’t go down that road.

Because none of it will bring you closure.

You need to make peace with the fact that it’s over and you now have the ability to move on.

You have better knowledge and wisdom now to know what you want and need from a relationship.

You will learn to date a person longer and analyze a person better before committing.

You will be prepared.

But you need to heal first.

7. Love yourself

You’ve just discovered that your partner was cheating on you.

At this time, you need to love yourself because nobody else is doing that.

Your ex has taken off and you need to give yourself the love and kindness you deserve.

You’ve been through devastating loss and grief, aside from mental and emotional trauma.

You need to heal and get back on your feet.

You owe yourself that much.

Do not ruin your life for someone who’s chosen to walk away.

Get back up on your feet and take your time to heal.

Please do not date till you’ve spent a few months recovering.

When we come out of bad breakups, we need to heal. And we need to build our self-confidence.

Usually, after a breakup, our confidence is low and this will lead to us being vulnerable.

When you are vulnerable, you will make poor choices.

You will date people who show you even a little bit of kindness – this will leave you vulnerable to womanizers, playboys, and predators.

So, take your time.

Meditate and recover.

When you notice that you are healing from your breakup, then you can slowly start to date again.

For now, it’s okay to be alone.

You need that time to collect your thoughts and come back to a place of peace and love.

That time will do you so much good.

I talk about healing after heartbreak in this post.

Should I confront the woman my boyfriend cheated on me with?

No. Because at this time, you need to focus on yourself.

No good comes out of chasing toxic people.

You will gain nothing. All you will do is fill yourself with anger, hate and revenge.

This will slow down your growth and your own healing.

It’s not worth ruining your present over the past. Learn to let go of the past so that you can move on.

You have a future.

Yes, your ex may have cheated on you and your dreams of hope and love are shattered right now.

But please don’t lose hope or faith in love.

All your ex did was show you that he was not the right person for you.

You deserve better than that.

And you will get it.

Provided you take the time to heal and grow from this experience.

Be the bigger person and don’t chase people who did you wrong.

Let them go so that you can find peace and love.

Conclusion

I’m sorry you’re going through this pain.

Please know that although it may feel like the end of the world – it isn’t.

It’s only the end of the most horrible time you will go through.

You have just ended a very toxic relationship and come out of it still alive.

You have your mind, you have your thoughts and you have your future.

Make the best use of the time you have now to heal and cut off these people from your life forever.

If you were married, take the time to move on with the divorce proceedings. If you have children, figure out how to gain full/partial custody.

Right now, you need to rebuild a huge part of your life.

So, focus on that.

You are important and you need to prioritize your needs.

I will leave you with the one thing my mother told me when I was frantic over losing my ex.

“Why are you wasting your time mourning someone who has already moved on and has no interest in your welfare?”

Those words hit me and it made a lot of sense.

As much as you want to get back at them or try to make them feel what you’ve lost, don’t.

Just move on – it’s the best thing to do.

I wish you all the best, you are going to be just fine.

Here are a couple of posts that will help you overcome this pain:

• What I did when I found out my ex was cheating on me
• My cheating ex wants to be friends, what do I do?
• How to recover after a toxic relationship
• 17 signs your partner doesn’t respect or value you
• 17 signs he only wants you for your body
• 21 signs he thinks you’re not good enough
• I thought he was the one: What did I do after losing him
• How to rebuild your life after losing everything that matters
• Struggling with singleness? Read this
• How to recover from a toxic relationship
• Will I ever find love again? Yes, here’s why
• How to prepare yourself for a relationship and find love
• Will I ever find someone better than my ex? Yes, read this
• 7 books to read after a painful breakup
• 13 signs you are healing from a painful breakup