It’s not easy to trust someone after they cheat. Even if they apologize and promise never to do it again, the doubts linger in your mind. You may wonder if you’re being foolish for giving them a second chance or if they’ll cheat on you again.

But before you give up completely on the relationship, there are some steps you can take to rebuild trust and possibly salvage what was once a happy partnership.

Acknowledge Your Feelings

The first step is acknowledging your feelings about the situation. It’s natural to feel angry, hurt, disappointed or even embarrassed when someone cheats on us.

Take some time to work through these emotions so that you don’t end up lashing out at your partner (or their face) and making things worse for yourself in the process. You might want to talk with friends or family members who can provide emotional support during this difficult period.

Determine Why The Cheating Happened

After dealing with your initial feelings of sadness and anger towards your cheating partner, ask yourself why it happened? Maybe it was due lack of intimacy or feeling neglected whilst being preoccupied by something else (like ‘Fortnite’).

Try discerning exactly what led up to the infidelity. This introspection will be helpful as both partners come together towards rebuilding trust in themselves; each other.

Discuss With Them Openly

Your next move should involve having an open conversation with your partner about why they cheated on you (without using bad language).

Try calmly explaining how much their betrayal has affected/impacted  you while observing fair communication protocols like talking one person at a time among others.This frank discussion is essential during healing processes between two individuals who were terribly injured verbally-and otherwise-by infidelity from non-platonic friends (homies amongst others) acting squirrelly (odd).

Remember communicating openly means also listening to the person apologizing with a non-judgmental demeanor; pointing out their shortcomings calmly while equally accepting constructive criticisms from them.

Agree To Move Forward

Agreeing to move forward may not be entirely easy, as it involves you contemplating whether your relationship is worth saving or if it’s time for a clean break.

However, if you want to make things work, then both of you need to agree on putting cheating behind and establish new mutual guidelines like counseling sessions in his/her /their calendars. This approach creates an atmosphere encouraging better communication and understanding between both parties-as well preparation towards forgiveness.

It wouldn’t be bad either endearing each other once again by acts such as planning special dates that revive memories of when the relationship was at its peak.

Be Proactive About Rebuilding Trust

After agreeing upon moving forward together (or independently), actions seem louder than empty promises:consistency over time builds long lasting trust-repair mechanisms.However,this can only happen through concerted efforts of involved parties partnering harmoniously towards achieving this goal-including dedication-then being progressively proactive  by creating an atmosphere where what seems illusionary right now can become evident given time dedicated towards growth  one step-at-a-time..

Therefore involving forgiveness, likely therapy/counseling among others will ultimately lead those former lovers into spaces they’d never thought possible-way beyond infidelity!

This trust rebuilding phase doesn’t occur overnight;but rather takes patience,resistance against temptation,and consistency.It could take months-even years-to rebuild a string of mistakes.Should one party relapse,the repercussions might sting more painful-hardly easier- than before.

These tips don’t guarantee success but are generally advisable considering couples aiming at thriving after infidelity.Scenarios vary depending on how committed-and honest-dispositional actors being betrayed-alongside partners/proponents resolutions-about fixing outcomes going forward.