Category: Genuine Imitation Naugahyde Remorse
Bad Apologies
If you’ve been through the meat grinder of betrayal, you’ve probably gotten some really lousy apologies. “I’m sorry your errant chin hair has compelled me …
The Unlikelihood of Immediate Remorse
There was an article over at HuffPo once on how a cheater should tell their spouse they’ve been having an affair. A discussion on tell versus …
When You Piss Off the Unicorns
I’m sure it will come as a surprise to no one to discover that I am not exactly revered in RIC circles. You’d think given …
Dear Chump Lady, The OW gave me a brownie plate
Dear Chump Lady, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you cover this topic, and my fellow chumpy friends and I are mystified by this behavior… …
Dear Chump Lady, Please kill my hope
Dear Chump Lady, Three years ago, I found out that my husband had had a three-year affair. When I found out, he told me I …
Dear Chump Lady, Is this apology total baloney?
Dear Chump Lady, It’s hard to know where to start, but I divorced a serial cheater. Not only did he cheat with multiple women over …
I Don’t Write for You
Dear Chump Lady, I love the UBT letters. But, what if a cheater realized their affair was the biggest mistake ever, and they were truly …
Dear Chump Lady, He’s stuck on his ‘intentions’
Dear Chump Lady, I caught an incoming text on my husband’s phone from a coworker. Of course, he lied and said it was nothing and …
The I-Know-What-I-Did-Was-Wrong-But-I-Did-It-Anyway Mindfuck
Dear Chump Lady, Yup I was a chump to a compulsive narcissistic womanizer cheater for a decade, raised his three daughters from his first marriage, …
UBT: “I was just going to ride it out”
Dear Chump Lady, I filed for divorce from my cheating husband on Friday. This is what he texted me today: I’m sorry I just don’t …
Dear Chump Lady, Is this a unicorn?
Dear Chump Lady: I potentially have that mythical unicorn in my life. It shares its body with the original transformer that sadly still becomes my …
Dear Chump Lady, He wants me back
Hi Chump Lady, Thanks in large part to a daily diet of your advice, things have gotten pretty good for me recently. I’m almost at …
Yeah, That’s Not an Apology
Given the recent news cycle, I thought it would be appropriate to have a little primer on Genuine Imitation Naugahyde Remorse. GINR is full of those …
Sorry Not Sorry
Today’s Fun Friday challenge is to share — or reimagine in snark! — the most lame-ass, self-serving apology you got from your cheater. Need inspiration? …
Dear Chump Lady, I need confirmation that he cheated
Dear Chump Lady, A few years ago I discovered that my husband was actively writing on a reddit-style message board. Based on what he wrote …
UBT: I’m a broken empty person searching for meaning and happiness before I die
Dear Chump Lady, It’s nearly one year to the day since ex walked out on me and our two kids into the arms of the …
Every Piece of Crappy Reconciliation Advice You Got
Raise your hands Amazon chumps! If you’re the sort of person who responds to crisis with research, how many reconciliation books did you buy? Is “When …
Dear Chump Lady, He’s doesn’t feel sorry, he just feels bad
Dear Chump Lady, I just had a conversation with my cheating husband. He now admits to at least a part of what he did, although …
The Unlikelihood of True Remorse
There’s an article over at HuffPo on how a cheater should tell their spouse they’ve been having an affair. There’s some discussion on tell versus …
Sorry Is as Sorry Does
One thing that surprises me about recently betrayed people (and frankly, surprised me about myself once) is how quick they are to accept a verbal …
