well, my cheating ex never admitted to it to me - total gaslighting even though I HEARD him on the phone saying, I love you, too, sweetheart. He swore when he left that it wasn't over a women. Eventually his sis in law took pity on me and clued me in otherwise -- but my intuition already knew. There were SO many signs I chose not to heed. His track record for one - he'd cheated on other women in his past, including a wife.

"Betrayal has deep roots," a friend cautioned me. He was more right than I had any idea. I carry deep scars. Don't know who I trust less - myself (what if I pick another loser?) or men in general