Unless you're living under a rock, then you probably have heard of the numerous celebrity cheating scandals plaguing celeb couples at present. It raises many questions around the concept of cheating, with many celebrities weighing on the issue.
Having recently tied the knot with Maine Mendoza, Arjo Atayde is one of the celebs who were asked about his opinion on the issue, speaking about relationships in general.
He said, "Cheating is cheating. No reason to deny. No reason to... I feel like if you're cheating, you're unhappy."
If someone has an issue with his or her S.O., Arjo’s advice is to address it head-on rather than result in unfair behavior that will hurt his partner. "One of the things I learned is you shouldn't make it stay longer if you know you're gonna cheat. Just stop the relationship because it's gonna be more painful for anyone in general."
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He continued, "If you keep going and knowing you're just gonna cheat with the person, not even breaking up, there's no excuse for that.”
Doesn't he believe in second chances? He answered, " [It's] only the person or the woman or the man's decision either if they're gonna forgive the person or not.
"And those things, especially for us conservative Filipinos, we won't decide on it overnight."
Reflecting on the past, Arjo said he also experienced being cheated on before. In my younger days, I think everyone has experiences like that. I have my own. I'm [not] trying to be dramatic about it. It happened back in the past.
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"Yeah, you give chances. We all grow up from all those experiences, so, you know, definitely it happened. It's not just to me. A lot of men, a lot of women experienced this and it's such a horrible feeling."
For him, cheating is a big dealbreaker. "It's a dealbreaker in a sense that you not believing that the person loves you. And either you could get back the trust coming from that certain person or not. As I said, to each his own. Anything is possible.
"But, I guess it's really, it's really a choice. It's really a choice. Either you're gonna fall for whatever lustful, I don't know.
"But, is it gonna break my idea of love? No, because it will ruin the idea of you believing that the person loves you. More than that, I think once you're that broken, one thing that you have to take care of is yourself. Because it's definitely something hard to get through. Definitely.”
