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How does being cheated on effect the brain? Love, insofar as being a factory for releasing dopamine and triggering feelings of euphoria, can feel addictive to your brain. So the rejection caused by infidelity can cause several changes in the brain pathways similar to withdrawal in substance use disorder. Rejection can cause short- and long-term consequences to your brain chemistry.

Being in love produces more oxytocin and dopamine in our brains, and infidelity can disrupt the pathways that cause the release of these chemicals in our brain.

When your child finds out you cheated If your child finds out you cheated, it can cause many ripple effects:

Your child may side with and trust your partner more than you. They may experience feelings of confusion, anxiety, abandonment, and isolation not unlike the partner who was cheated on. One study also suggests that children with a parent who has had an affair may have trust issues with future romantic partners. Your child may form negative perceptions of fidelity. A 2017 study Trusted Source looked at how children imitate infidelity modeled to them in childhood in adult relationships.