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Common Excuses for Cheating

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The It's All My Fault Type of Cheating Excuses

Here are some of the "It's All My Fault" type of cheating excuses.
  • It has nothing to do with you.
  • It's not you, it's me.
  • I'm unhappy.
  • I need some space.
  • I really don't know what I want to do with my life.
  • I never cheated before but something just snapped.
  • I want to stand on my own two feet.
  • The other guys goaded me on and I didn't want to look like a sissy.
  • I have issues.
  • I don't why why I did it. It wasn't planned.
  • I didn't expect to get caught.
  • I'm having a mid-life crisis.
  • I'm not happy. I haven't been happy for years.
  • I never meant to hurt you.
  • It's in my nature to cheat.
  • It's just a guy thing.
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