Is it normal for her to feel this bad?

My girlfriend of one year and almost three months cheated on me around our seven month anniversary.
I know it doesn't seem a very long relationship at this age especially, but i'm utterly in love with her and got through it and i'm fine now because she is so loving and caring and obviously loves me.
The point isn't that she cheated on me, or our relationship as a whole; but she's so cut up about it inside and feels so guilty about hurting me that she always gets upset about how she doesn't deserve me and that i shouldn't love her.

We have a really great relationship until she lets her feelings about this get the better of her, and i just don't know what i can do to help her.

It did hurt me, was completely unexpected, and threw me a little. But i just want her to be 100%% happy again all the time like she used to but she's so cut up about it inside.
Surely it's not normal to feel so bad, and how can i help her?!?!?!

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  • Care-free

    Tell her it doesn't matter anymore and ur ok with it as long as it doesn't happen again, but even if you do say that she'll still blame herself cuz she really loves you so whenever she brings it up as a topic just hug her and tell her it's ok!

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  • extis

    wow you a sucker
    it very easy to say "I LOVE YOU" and lie about it
    all you are to her is a back up incase sh ecant find someone

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  • sharanene

    She is a cheating, dumb bitch. Not only did she fuck around but now she's causing more problems by making you feel sorry for her. She is selfish and attention seeking. Tell her if she's really sorry she'll stop looking for sympathy and start doing everything possible to make sure you're happy all they time.

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  • IDontAskMuch

    I know this sounds harsh but if she loved you she wouldn't have done it because it certainly wasn't you she was thinking about when she was making out with someone else. All she had to do was come to you for it. I hate people that cheat. There's absolutely NO EXCUSE for it. If you don't like what your in then get out. Don't mess with peoples feelings. That just sucks. Life ain't a rehersal.

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  • so_damn_unpretty

    people have their regrets. if i ever cheated on my bf i would hate myself for it, and if he had it in his heart to give me a second chance id probably always feel undeserving of it. because id know what i did was wrong. tell her what she did was wrong, youve forgiven, and now she has to deal with the guilt of having cheated on her true love. and rightfully so. tell her to keep it to herselfor because you shouldnt be paying for her mistake.btw you have a good heart man.

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  • buttintoit

    She has some issues. You can't make her happy, you can b kind and loving and understanding but she is responsible for her happiness. I don't think she's strong enough to tell you she isn't happy as your girlfriend - often that is why people cheat. Maybe you should break up with her so she can sort out what she really wants. If you two are meant to be you will be. In the meanwhile don't give her the impression it's ok if she cheats if it's not. If it is then expect more in the future. She needs to totally resolve this before you two can move on or you will b playing this same game forever.

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  • Darkbrokenangel_28

    Will if you love her talk to her and tell her everybody makes mistakes.

    Say something that you made a mistake but make it funny but not like funny,funny...

    But like my boyfriend told me one time I was playing with myself and I didn't know the door was opened...And ummm everybody was laughing so I asked my best friend what was so funny and he said dude nxt time shut the door.

    See he tells me everything like that its kind of funny.

    But maybe if you tell that you trust her now so she has to put behind like u did.

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  • Is it normal? For a person with a guilty conscience, yes.

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  • Jen118584

    Maybe she doesn't trust herself not to do it again so she uses her guilt as a constant reminder?

    You should tell her that if you two are going to get past this as a couple, she has to let it go. You don't want to keep revisiting it I'm sure, and neither should she. She needs to be comfortable with your forgiveness and move forward.

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  • I'm not sure. Maybe, "doesn't deserve" you really means "I'm not so sure about how I feel about myself with you."

    If you are going to get her past it, you are going to have to get yourself beyond it first. That she is so cut up about YOUR hurt and nothing else, says that maybe you are the problem.

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  • Yeah, it sucks. I still miss my black/asian girlfriend but I caught her with a real piece of crap after coming home early working two jobs that was saving HER home.

    The feeling will go away, it will take a lot of time but you should leave. UNLESS, you both are in an open relationship and if you are better looking than her.

    It hurts because your a decent and honest guy. Let me reread what you wrote to make sure on this. Yep your a good guy and she seems sorry.

    What I would do is give her another chance. LET THIS GO AND NEVER HOLD IT AGAINST HER. If she truly loves you, she will love you more for LETTING THIS GO and if she cheats again, LEAVE and burn her car or house down. (I don't mean this, but you are really gambling here.)

    NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, DO NOT BRING THIS SCREW UP AGAIN OR TAKE REVENGE ON IT. If you let it go, your relationship WILL get better if she means it but if you fuck up and don't listen to me, your relationship IS DOOMED.

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  • so_damn_unpretty

    and at least you know she truly regrets her actions and its surely was a ONE TIME thing

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