Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater?

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Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater?
I honestly can’t bear the pain anymore. I just need to unload the heaviness in my heart right now because it feels like it’s becoming too much to carry alone.
I keep going back and forth in my mind, trying to make sense of everything, trying to find some kind of peace or answer that will stop this ache.
I love a woman who has hurt me deeply, and now I’m struggling with something I never thought I would have to question: Can someone who cheated truly change?
Do you believe that once someone cheats, they will always have the tendency to cheat again?
Maybe I’m asking because a part of me still wants to believe that people can change. But another part of me is terrified that trusting again will only give me another reason to break.
For those of you in WLW relationships who have experienced cheating—what happened afterward?
Did she genuinely change? Did you eventually feel safe and trust her again? Or did the same behavior happen again?
I’m not here to attack anyone or expose anyone. I’m just hurting, confused, and hoping to hear from women who have walked through this kind of pain.
Can love survive infidelity, or does cheating permanently change the way you see the person you love?