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Is it cheating if your partner says they blocked their ex, but the ex is still in their DMs?
Asked another way: Is it cheating if your girlfriend says she blocked her ex, but the ex is still in her DMs? Is it cheating if your boyfriend says he blocked his ex, but the ex is still in his DMs?
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Nah. Relax. It's nothing.
Micro. Not cheating. Just disrespectful.
Macro. Phone on the table. Now.
Unforgivable. Bags packed. Locks changed.
Every case on Cheatistics gets one of four verdicts. Micro-cheating means small, often secret behavior that points attention or intimacy outside the relationship. Macro is a real breach of trust. Unforgivable is the end of the relationship. Read the full breakdown.
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