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15 Excuses For Cheating That Are So Bad They Should Be Illegal

Although there is no excuse for cheating, some people seem to have the gall to come up with one! A netizen recently asked, “What’s the worst excuse for cheating?”. Below are the top responses!

YOU AREN’T EXACTLY MY TYPE 

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“‘You aren’t exactly my type’ – Actual quote after three years of living together.” 

NEVER SLEPT WITH A BLACK GIRL 

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“I’ll never forget my first semester in college. I met a girl in Psychology 101 who shared with the whole class that her boyfriend cheated on her. She said she was going to forgive him because his reason for cheating was because he had never slept with a black girl before and wanted to know what it was like.” 

I LIKE YOU MORE

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“My ex-girlfriend tried to get one of my close friends to ‘do things’ with her. When he told me, and I asked her about it, she said she ‘liked him, but still liked me more’; that was the last straw.” 

IT SHOULDN’T MATTER AS SHE IS YOUR TWIN

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“She’s your twin; does it count as cheating?”.

IT JUST HAPPENED 

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“It just happened,” said one. 

“Ding ding ding, we have a winner! This one has always driven me crazy! There are many outs along the path to infidelity,” another added. 

SHE’S WAY HOTTER THAN YOU 

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“She’s way hotter than you,” said one. 

“This is like killing someone only to bring them back to life and kill them again,” another added.

I COULDN’T SEE AS IT WAS DARK

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“The lights were off. I couldn’t see,” said one. 

“I know a guy whose wife used this excuse. He caught her, and she said she thought it was him, and they are still together,” another added. 

I WAS DRUNK

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“‘I was drunk and wasn’t thinking clearly.’ I don’t care, I’m out.” 

COULDN’T HELP MYSELF BECAUSE I’M ARIES

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“My ex told me he cheated because he was Aries (zodiac sign), and because of that, he couldn’t help himself.”

HAD TO DO IT MATHEMATICALLY 

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“I calculated the odds of ever getting together with a Portuguese waitress. Mathematically, I had to do it.”

I WAS MAD AT YOU 

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“‘I was mad at you from the fight we had.’ Not to mention that the fight started because he had lied to me and then continued to gaslight me when I found out.”

EVERYBODY CHEATS 

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“‘Everybody cheats.’ It is used by cheaters to justify their bad behavior. Most people don’t cheat. A lot more people have experienced cheating because cheaters, by definition, get around, which makes them seem more crowded than they are.” 

YOU WEREN’T GIVING ME THE ATTENTION I NEEDED

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“‘You weren’t giving me the attention I needed.’ There is no excuse for cheating, but this is by far the worst.” 

I WASN’T TRYING TO HURT YOU 

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“I came home early from work to my last ex in bed with another guy. She said, ‘I wasn’t trying to hurt you. I didn’t think you would find out.’ 

I came home early because I spilled a fryer on my leg, and she ignored my call for a ride because she was busy with him. I’m still mad when I think about it.” 

COOL PEOPLE DO IT

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“All the cool kids are doing it.” 

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This article was originally published on Mrs. Daaku Studio.