When Can You Forgive the Protagonist for Cheating?
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When Can You Forgive the Protagonist for Cheating?
What do you guys think? How bad of a partner does the lead character's partner have to be for you to forgive (or even excuse) the lead character for cheating?
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It's true that in the case of an abusive relationship, the protagonist may want to be with someone else but refrains from breaking up with their partner in fear of how they might react.Samantha Brehm wrote: ↑09 Nov 2021, 23:21 Personally, I will avoid books with cheating at all costs, and it completely ruins the book for me most of the time. I can completely see your point, though, that cheating purely because the lead thought her boyfriend was too boring would make it extremely hard to root for her. I could maybe, and that's a big maybe, excuse it while reading if it was a case of abuse or being treated extremely poorly.
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I'm sorry that happened to you; no one deserves to have that happen to them.Bridgette C 2 wrote: ↑30 Nov 2021, 21:44 Oh no... no, I won't forgive a protagonist for cheating. I know how it feels to be cheated. It's unacceptable and it's hurting. Cheating is infidelity. It only means that you don't strongly love him/her
I used to think cheating was just due to a lack of self-control, but most people wouldn't cheat if it was going to kill them; the thing is that it doesn't kill them.
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Welcome to the discussion! It's a pleasure to have someone as enthusiastic as you've shown yourself to be.Brittany Slade wrote: ↑06 Dec 2021, 21:49 I love that I found this discussion!! When there’s cheating involved in a book, I lose interest immediately. My couple is either meant to be or I don’t want it. Cheating takes the allure away from the couple’s connection that I need to enjoy reading. I always have so much FOMO when I don’t continue a book when cheating happens. This group makes me feel better
Know that you're far from alone, when it comes to disliking infidelity in books. I agree that love is either right or not and that if two people have to cheat to be together, then they shouldn't be together.
I have trouble putting a book down once I've picked it up, too. No matter how much I lose interest in a book, I make a point to skim through the last few pages, just to know how it ends.
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I can't remember not liking the first half of a book, only to love the second half, so I think you're right to return the books after that point.Brittany Slade wrote: ↑08 Dec 2021, 21:12 Yes same! I’m getting better though. I took some books back the library the other day after reading only halfway through
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