Some relationship questions don’t have an easy answer. Would you give someone a second chance after cheating? Or would that be the end of the relationship? A recent survey collected through MultiPolls for Bohemian Research put that question to people in Brazil: “Would you forgive cheating?” And for more than half of respondents, the answer was very clear.
For 52.4%, cheating would be a deal-breaker
More than half of respondents, 52.4%, said they would never forgive cheating. But that doesn’t mean everyone saw the issue in black and white. Another 38.4% said it would depend on the situation, suggesting that context could make a difference for a large group of people.
Only 9.2% gave a straightforward “yes” and said they would forgive cheating. So while forgiveness wasn’t the most common response, nearly four in ten respondents still left the door open depending on what happened.
Women and men agreed on one thing
When it came to saying “never,” women and men were surprisingly close. Among women, 52.8% said they would never forgive cheating. Among men, the figure was 51.5%.
The bigger difference appeared among people willing to forgive without conditions. 13.2% of men said yes, compared with 7.2% of women. So although both groups were almost equally likely to see cheating as unforgivable, men were more likely to give an outright second chance.
Younger people were the least forgiving
The biggest shift in opinions appeared across age groups. Among respondents aged 18–29, 61.2% said they would never forgive cheating — the highest share of any age group in the survey. That figure gradually dropped among older respondents:
- 50.7% among people aged 30–44
- 41.3% among people aged 45–59
- 31.6% among respondents aged 60 and older
The 60+ group was relatively small, so that result should be viewed with some caution. Still, the overall pattern in this survey was interesting: younger respondents were more likely to draw a hard line when it came to cheating.
Deal-breaker, maybe, or second chance?
Here’s how the responses looked overall:
- 52.4% — Never
More than half said they would not forgive cheating. - 38.4% — It depends
A sizeable group felt the situation and circumstances would matter. - 9.2% — Yes
Fewer than one in ten said they would forgive cheating.
And when age entered the picture, the difference became even more noticeable, with 61.2% of 18–29-year-olds choosing “never.”
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About the survey
The survey was conducted on May 25, 2026 by Bohemian Research through its respondent platform MultiPolls.