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Cheater Tactics
The common manipulation tactics cheaters use to maintain their position of advantage over chumps.
A False Confession?
He’s Back After ‘Ending It’ with Other Woman
‘Weaponized Incompetence’
‘He Doesn’t Blame Me’ for His Affair
‘Bagged Salad’ and Other Excuses
Is ‘Bum-Bum’ a Friend?
Idolized, Devalued and Dumped
Were You Love Bombed?
The ‘Only One Who Really Cares’?
He’s Sorry He Got Caught
Her Menopause Made Him Cheat?
‘I Thought You Knew’
Why Is He So Mad at Me?
The Cheater Apology That Wasn’t
The ‘If You Aren’t Nicer’ Threat
When the Cheater ‘Fails to Understand Your Hostility’
Cheater Word Salad Attacks
Sad Sausage Tales?
Close Encounters of the Fake Tears Kind
Most Ridiculous Excuse After Being Busted?
Can I Leave a Suicidal Cheater?
Dead Bedroom? Cheater
When Affair Partners Marry
The Wrong Pickle and Other Sins
‘Maybe He Was Right About Me?’
He’s Sad and I Feel Responsible
Cheating Husband Says ‘I Better Behave’
Cheater Told Me He Loved Me
Coronavirus Hoovering?
Is This Cheating?
‘I Thought You Were Okay With It’
Dear Chump Lady, What’s my role in the breakup?
More Stupid Shit Cheaters Say
Which Came First, The Dead Marriage or the Affair?
Bad Apologies
The Lies Are Crazy
Do Cheaters All Work from the Same Script?
Respond to Narcissists with Ridicule
Dear Chump Lady, He left me to BLOG with the OW?
Dear Chump Lady, Why must cheaters add insult to injury?
Do Cheaters Blameshift?
Why Do Cheaters All Do the Same Stupid Things?
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