why being cheated on was the best thing that ever happened to me.
When I was 19 I had my first serious relationship. It was by no means perfect, but as I had nothing to really compare it to, I believed myself to be happy and forgave bad behaviour and general dickishness for the pursuit of happiness. Nearly 2 years into our relationship everything came crashing down when I discovered via my friends that my boyfriend had cheated - not once, not twice, but multiple times throughout our relationship with several different women - one of whom I knew. I was utterly heartbroken. Everyone had seemingly known but me. My ex seemed unapologetic when I tearfully confronted him about it and denied it all until the evidence was too much to lie about. It took me 6 months to fully get over it. I hadn't seen it coming whatsoever. I felt angry that the person I thought I knew wasn't anything like what I believed. I think that's what hurt the most - thinking you know someone inside out and finding out everything you believed to be true is a lie. ...