Whether you call it betrayal, cheating, infidelity or something else doesn’t change the fact that it’s probably one of the most painful episodes you’ll ever go through. There are ways to deal with the pain of infidelity if you choose to forgive it. Right now, you may not even be able to describe how painful it is for you. While it may be that forgiving someone who’s cheated on you makes no sense at all right now, such a course of action definitely has benefits for you. The main reason for doing this must be that you’re doing it for your own happiness. There are so many ways that forgiving him and rebuilding the relationship will benefit you as well. This has to be a one-shot deal, though – if your boyfriend turns out to be a serial cheater, you’ve got to dump him. He must be sincere about rebuilding the relationship, and remorseful about what he did. If that’s the case, try these five steps: