A few years ago, my friend was about to get married to her boyfriend of 7 years and she found out that he was a prolific cheat. She was distressed but not just because of the impending wedding, but because a lot of older female relatives counseled her against calling off the wedding.



According to them, men do this all the time and she needs to look inward to determine what’s important to her and what is not. “Besides, if you leave this one, what’s the guarantee that you’ll meet another one who wont cheat? They all cheat....You will just apply wisdom!”

For years, this “truth”(myth) has been perpetrated and nothing has been done to dispel it. Younger generations are being brought up to believe this is the norm, so in this regard we have a very LONG way to go. However, one thing that you won’t hear being brought up as a subject of discourse is a cheating woman.

The cheating woman is something often whispered about. The way a man’s infidelity and brazen adultery is lauded – well… women aren’t that ‘lucky’. In fact, you know how guys try to justify cheating by saying “Baby, it was just sex. It’s you my heart belongs to.” Women don’t have that kind of luxury.

It is believed that if a woman has sėx with a man that’s not her man then she must be emotionally involved with the person she’s cheating with. It is taken that while women would very likely condone their man’s infidelity, a man would absolutely not turn a blind eye to cheating.

I had a conversation with married friend recently. He had just gotten out of an affair with a married woman and he was telling me about how the affair didn’t end at his own behest rather because the lady he was having the affair with got sloppy. According to him, she suddenly grew a conscience and decided to tell her husband that she had been cheating on him.

After the revelation, the girl’s husband made her confess to the council of elders in church and my friend was sure that any day now they’d call him for a meeting. I told him that the church and a meeting was the least thing that should be on his mind. The girl’s husband was more likely to get him thoroughly beaten up. “Ah, wait first, she told the guy your name?” He replied in exasperation: “Imagine oh! Is she a learner? Who told her confessing ever solves ANYTHING? As I am like this does she think I would ever confess? Please!”

It got me thinking about women and confessing of an affair. The first thing that came to mind when I actually settled to think about the scenario was “The truth doesn’t set you free in this case". Four of the guys stated categorically that they would rather not know, but if they found out it was the end of the relationship. Two of the women said they would NEVER confess. “Confess gini? It will go down to the grave with me biko. Those things never end well”.

My friend, Wale, said he honestly didn’t know how he would react if his wife cheated. His first instinct would be to walk out of the marriage but then he would think about other things like his children *if they had children*. He said to me that this wasn’t something he had ever paused to consider.

The question is this - As a woman, if you cheat, would you confess? Or would you rather sit it out. Woman, have you ever confessed to cheating? How did that go? Have you ever been caught? How did you get out of that sticky situation?

As a guy, would you rather your partner who has cheated confesses or would you rather not know? If you’ve been confessed to, please tell us how you handled it. Does the truth indeed set one free?

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I have lived long enough to understand that at the end of the day, truth always comes out no matter how one hides it.

Then there is the HIV, herpes scare so she can hide it but science won't.

Will I forgive a cheating wife who confesses? Yes
Will I trust her? That depends on her choices, does she understand her mistake? Is there a willingness to get help? Is the other guy better? Trust governs future behaviour.

Hiding anything affects you spiritually, physically and psychologically. Yes the truth sets you free.

hell no....
as far as marital infidelity is concerned, the truth cannot set anyone free. in nigeria, the truth would get the wife killed or showered with acid.

i'd rather not know my wife is cheating - if she does, there's no way the betrayal won't affect the marriage. if i cheat on my wife, would i tell her? why should i? what would the truth achieve?

coogar: hell no....
as far as marital infidelity is concerned, the truth cannot set anyone free. in nigeria, the truth would get the wife killed or showered with acid.

i'd rather not know my wife is cheating - if she does, there's no way the betrayal won't affect the marriage. if i cheat on my wife, would i tell her? why should i? what would the truth achieve?

well said

I personally have nothing to confess o!

My affairs are ALWAYS VERY OPEN!!!

If you don't like them, your headache!

My MEN owe me NO EXPLANATIONS either!

I HAVE NEVER BELIEVED IN MONOGAMY.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN WORSHIPPING DOGS even as cute pets!!!!!

My husband's affairs are none of my GADDDDEM BIZZZ! And vice versa.

Who get time for YEYE man stress? Mtcheeeeew!!!
I am an AFRICAN WOMAN, NOT A CHRISTIAN AFRICAN WOMAN(aka SHUFFFFERING AND SSSMILLLING HYPOCRITICAL SACRIFICIAL LOST LAMBS OF THE MOST FAKE UNHOLY MATRIMONY)!!!!

One husband, MANY LOVERS PLEEEEEAZZZZZE!!!

To whom it may concern please.

LEVVVVVVVVVVVVELS PLEASE!!!!


No wonder FFK dey run mouth all over NAIJA, while his female ADULTEROUS partners are doing "LADIES . . . . . . . IT'S IYANYAN"!!!!

Mu he he he he he

TryAAAAAAM witi moi, we go see who go shame!!!! Or sleep under bridge!!!

YEYE DEY BOOM!!!!