Everything in Between EP 5: How to be a good friend if your friend is a cheater

Angelique Agarap

August 3, 2023

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  In this episode of Everything in Between, Sam and Chloe discuss the delicate topic of handling a friend’s cheating. They explore the challenging situation where you witness a friend betraying their partner and grapple with the responsibility of being a good friend without crossing boundaries.

  Sam shares a personal experience of being unknowingly used as an alibi by a friend cheating on their partner during a party they attended together. This highlights the complexities of such situations and their impact on friendships.

  Sam and Chloe express that, if possible, the cheating partner should be confronted first to discourage their harmful behavior. However, they acknowledge that confronting the cheater is not always straightforward, especially when family dynamics are involved. Ultimately, it is not your place to meddle, as the victim partner may side with the cheater they trust most.

  Exposing the cheating can lead to a tangled web of lies and create additional heartbreak for the victim. Therefore, it is best not to involve oneself in the details of the cheating to avoid unnecessary humiliation and adverse consequences.

  The hosts stress the importance of avoiding cheating in the first place and acknowledge that witnessing it can be challenging. However, tolerating such behavior should be the last thing a decent person does. They remind their audience that cheating is a choice with inevitable consequences once revealed, causing immense stress and damage to all involved.

  Ultimately, the message conveyed in this Everything in Between episode is to honor promises of faithfulness and, if love is lost, to end the relationship respectfully and move on to the next chapter with a clean slate.

  Listen to the fifth episode of Everything in Between with Sam & Chloe here:

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