I have been with my current girlfriend for three years now. During the second year of our relationship she cheated on me twice, once hooking up the other sexually. After each time, she told me aftewards and was upset about what happening, saying the alcohol she consumed both times was the factor that lead to the behavior. I told her, after a while, that I forgave her actions.
It has a year nearly to the day since the her second ‘affair’ and things are beginning to crumble. I feel as though I may never trust her again, even after this time has passed, and have begun considering leaving her. Is trust something that can truly be earned back, or is it hopeless?
Also, if I chose to leave this person, is there anyway of doing so without earning the contempt of our mutual friends for being the “bad guy?”