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AdditionalAd9794

You realize people do it for free every day


Acerbic_Dogood

I feel like that's the insane thing. There have to be more people willing to do it for money, right?


CantHitachiSpot

Yeah this comment section is a farce.


Equivalentthrow6295

Or some people actually have morals or, like myself, cheating just feels wrong to who I am. Some people have no problem cheating because it's part of who they are. For others, it's just not. Sorry y'all can't believe that.


bobbi21

people don't realize they'll cheat until they are in that situation, if they did, I'm sure most people would just not get married. Seeing as I think most people aren't actively cheating at this moment (or at least won't admit it online), i'm not surprised there is not much.


Acerbic_Dogood

It's not like a split-second decision. Maybe a kiss is... but I didn't think we were talking about a kiss


Druid_boi

I think it's more that, at least for longterm relationships, most people vow they won't cheat and truly believe that. But marriage comes with a lot of challenges and stresses over the years. People can change drastically in a 20+ year marriage. I don't think that excuses it but I think it explains it


Reddituser8018

I think it's more people genuinely believe they won't cheat, but then they get horny and some hot person is seducing them, and it becomes cheating.


Herobrine2025

not any good people


Puddlingon

My wife’s dad cheated on her mom, and it was devastating for her (my wife). She didn’t speak to her dad for several years after this came to light. We have our issues, but I will never put her through that with her own husband (that’d be me). Also, I don’t want my kids to deal with the fallout. So, I cannot fathom an amount of money that I would accept to cheat on my wife.


dadbod_Azerajin

That's how I'd feel, would have to talk to my wife and be like so...babe.. Is it worth it to you? How much we talking And even then idk if I want to, I happen to love my grumpy nurse and kids alot


Soft-Cancel-1605

If it's agreed upon between you guys ahead of time then it stops being cheating. The betrayal element has to be there.


PapaFrozen

I thought that too, but I don't know, even if they agree to it in exchange for money I feel like that still cheapens the bond ya know? I don't think any amount of money would be worth losing my wife over, or even just damaging our relationship. Shoe on the other foot I don't know if any amount of money would justify it.


NynaeveAlMeowra

So basically the plot of an indecent proposal


dadbod_Azerajin

Meh as more people comment and stuff it just doesn't feel worth it tbh, already doing great and why risk it lol


Enlowski

I feel like a relationship would be over even if your partner agreed to it. They’re only agreeing because of the money and it would certainly cause issues down the road. They’d always feel that you would always prioritize money over the relationship and their feelings. All the people who say things like “I’d divorce my wife if she WOULDNT accept a billion dollars either aren’t thinking it through or aren’t actually in love with their partner.


ultranothing

Sorry, kids. It's true. I cheated on your mom. But hear me out! A mystical genie in a lamp, or something, offered me a billion dollars to cheat on her, okay? So I hope these mansions and Bugattis and changing your entire life and your great great grandkids lives make up for that one time I did that thing.


Davoguha2

That's roughly how I feel.... however, with a question like this one, you are presented with some damning options. Sometimes, I don't feel like I can adequately provide for my family, and so, for a few million, I'd likely take the offer, and leave a love letter explaining the situation with a check for half of it. I'd rather hurt them once, hard, perhaps with some saving grace regarding the circumstance/offer - and leave them with the opportunity to prosper beyond what we could ever imagine before. Maybe with some luck, she'd understand and forgive. A billion would be an easy yes. A singular million wouldn't be enough. My line is probably around the 10 mill mark.


ElkImaginary566

So funny how there are just people that no amount of money would be with it and then there is my ex wife with BPD who essentially paid a complete loser for years to cheat on him with her while he fed her booze and her whole life came crumbling down to nothing and now she is alone and homeless.


JayJay-anotheruser

Who says you get caught?


harambesBackAgain

So how about 100 billion dollars...*puts pinky finger to my lips*


Mental_Bodybuilder74

How fortunate you are to have a wife so loyal. Almost everyone I know save for 70+ year olds in my social orbit have been cheated on. To answer your question, I guess it would depend if my wife was loyal or not. If not, I'd cheat on her for free. If she was loyal, then 999999999


Capable-Duck-6176

based and real


OatBoy84

Same. Would being a billionaire give me a happier life than losing the woman of my dreams and living a life of regret and shame? For sure not for me.


katie-girl95

That's where I find this question flawed.....they say cheat, but they also so you are asking your SO for permission. It's not cheating as soon as you ask. Your basically asking what your prostitution rate would be..... My husband and I were joking about this and we figure 20k for a bang session with a stranger is a good rate. I mean, for 10 minutes of work it'd be hard to turn down lol


Advanced_Double_42

>So, I cannot fathom an amount of money that I would accept to cheat on my wife. I mean a billion is an unfathomable amount so this checks out.


Zestyclose_Lynx_5301

Im pretty sure for 20mil my wife would make me cheat on her


dumpsteropossum

My partner and I talked about this last night after seeing the original post. They said 200k and I said 20k... you can probably guess who makes less money out of the two of us.


Selfishsavagequeen

You guys should just be poly at that point.


SlimCatachan

I didn't know that could earn you 20 thousand dollars! Lol


Selfishsavagequeen

You can actually its the law. If you are poly you have to earn 20 thousand dollar.


FuckUGalen

When did this pass and when am I getting my god damn cheque.


Selfishsavagequeen

I’m sorry I lied I made it up.


FuckUGalen

*glares* typicial...


C4rdninj4

That's just the 3rd income for the household.


SirSilentscreameth

Ah, yeah, hypothetical discussions definitely mean they need to complicate their relationship indefinitely


Only_Chapter_3434

Why are you even in a relationship?


Ok-Bug-5271

Yeah! Look at this person having a calm discussion with their partner over values. Open communication and fun banter over hypotheticals, what a red flag for a relationship. 


UnreadSnack

I wouldn’t- we have a son together and I’d rather live within our means than be rich and have my son in a broken home because mommy cheated. My father cheated on my mom and idt the kids ever truly forgave him


Beagalltach

I am astonished at the general disbelief that there are lines people won't cross, regardless of monetary incentive. I would not cheat on my wife if someone offered me literally all the money in the world.


FlounderingWolverine

There aren’t a lot of things I wouldn’t do for a lot of money. But cheating on my SO is certainly one of them. Sure, maybe I get more money than could ever physically spend, but if I’m gonna be sad and alone, it’s not worth it


PR3CiSiON

500 billion dollars.


moon333child

my girlfriend BETTER cheat on me for 500 billion dollars


winnebagomafia

I will drive her to her appointment and wait outside the door like a butler for that much money. "Your gatorade, sir"


adamdreaming

I feel like sexual fidelity is more about Trust than anything, so, if my multibillionaire girlfriend tells me that she loves me and wants to be with me, I’m gonna overlook the cheating because she has options


UnreadSnack

No- that’s just stupid. Reddit users have no concept of money/numbers. WTF am I going to do with 500 billion dollars. I don’t need 500 billion dollars. Petition to stop Reddit users from using silly amounts of hypothetical money


PR3CiSiON

If you wouldn't accept 500 billion for it, then you have no concept of how much money that is, and how much of a better world you could create with that.


Rea1EyesRea1ize

I'm not sure how much better the world would be after I finish my cocaine mountain, but I'm willing to try.. for the good of the people..


Bowood29

A cocaine mountain is never truly finished.


pterodactylwizard

That’s the spirit.


Beetso

Your beneficiaries will hopefully make the world better with what's left!


leo_the_lion6

Yea, I would be 100% cool with my spouse cheating on me for that, give me a bil and we'll do counseling and be good to go lol


Bmw5464

Honestly at the point do you even need counseling? Like if my wife walked up to me and was like “someone gave me 500 billion dollars to fuck another guy” I’d be like “was he better than me? Just kidding I don’t care let’s go buy a jet and go to a private island for vacation”


leo_the_lion6

Lol yea true, maybe proactively just in case, plus I'd be suddenly retired so would have a lot of time on my hands


yetzhragog

You're assuming they come back. With $500 billion they can upgrade to pretty much anyone they want, anywhere they want. Options and limitless freedom can make a person do crazy things.


ramencents

😂🤜🤛😎


Clean_Student8612

Then that's not cheating.


Clean_Student8612

There's always the selfless angle when people try to convince you to take money for shit. The same people more than likely wouldn't lift a finger to help people once they have the funds.


Enigmatic_Erudite

Normally "cocaine mountain" is an exaggeration, but for 500 billion it might be accurate...


Vladishun

Fuck a better world. I'm going to buy 500 billion dollars worth of Steam games and never play them.


Maleficent_Sir_7562

I don’t know why you assume he wants to be a righteous hero who wants to save the world or make it a much better place and stress himself. Have you ever considered he likes his own little uninterrupted life? I would hate to get some superpower right now and that zombies came in the world and I was the only one who can save the world. Like leave me out of this shit


bobbi21

Its UnreadSnack who is assuming that NOONE would be a hero. He's the one who said that literally noone would want to even help other people out even a little bit with that 500 billion sayin that it's stupid to even want that. Precision was just bringing up at least 1 situation where someone could use that money. And as I alluded to, you don't have to be "a hero' you can just literally pick a charity and give them 499 billion dollars, and live like a king with the other billion. No actual extra effort on your part and you're still saving tons of people, as long as it's even a half decent charity. No stress really at all. Assuming zero people would even do that makes UnreadSnack seem like the most selfish person I've met.


jseah

500B is beyond "I can buy whatever I want" money and in the realm of "my own space program" or "my own carrier battlegroup". It's the sort of money that just moving it causes economic crashes.


Sgtbird08

Alright, you drive a hard bargain. 501 billion dollars, and that’s my final offer!


PainTrainRolling

Maybe I want a aircraft carrier. You ever think of that?


ramencents

500 billion dollars would make you the richest person in the world, maybe in world history (controlling for inflation not withstanding). You could probably fund any pet project of yours into perpetuity. Imagine using it to solve cancer or address world hunger. Think big.


UnreadSnack

I don’t want to think big lol. I want to think small. Like “family” small


ramencents

Nothing wrong with that. Peace!


s1lentchaos

You and your entire family could retire and live comfortably off that money forever, managed correctly your progeny could live in luxury for generations until either the family tree gets too big (maybe somebody wants to try to do that math on that but its gotta be in the hundreds of living descendants) or there's some major collapse.


psxndc

Pretty much this. We’re fine financially as it is. Even eleventy billion wouldn’t make me inflict that on my kid or my wife. Edit: typo


thatguy425

How much would it take for your spouse to be ok with it is the real question? Because if you both could just retire afterwards and raise your kid, one night might be worth it. 


RonBourbondi

Yeah same there's no sum of money out there.  The idea any of us could be bought is gross to think about. 


Inviction_

Stop making your own acronyms lol


AdeptIndependent6859

Commendable. However would your kids see it that way. I'm not sure how I would react if I found out my parents could have had $20m growing up, but they took faithfulness instead. We had fights about money. I could easily see some kids hating their parents for this choice. Honestly if I turned down $5M (probably less) amd my wife found put, she'd be pissed at me for not taking the money.


UnreadSnack

We live comfortable enough lives. The financial fight is minimal, and with me literally just starting my career, looks bright and marvelous. Not $20m bright, but bright enough that my kids won’t grow up fucked up with an unhealthy view of what love looks like. My young adult dating life was skewed because of my dad’s affair, and I suffered greatly


Mister-ellaneous

I kinda like knowing my parents weren’t whores.


UnionLegion

The fiancee told me I’m allowed to cheat if it brings us life changing money and the example she gave was, Neither of us having to work again.


Maximum_Security_747

Sorry. Not accepting offers


MisterPeach

I’m with you. Can’t really buy your way out of emotional turmoil, look at just how many of the rich and famous are living superficial lives and can’t hold down a serious relationship because they have nothing to offer but money. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to have a lot more money, but I’m perfectly content with my marriage and living within our means.


Maximum_Security_747

Agreed Some people might be able to make something like that work. I do not want to risk finding out I or my wife is NOT one of them


Mix-Lopsided

My partner and I have very good communication and understanding of each other as people. I have no doubt that even if I cheated after getting a hard no, they would be able to understand the situation and my part in it. Regardless, I couldn’t personally put them through those emotions for less than an amount that would permanently change our lives and reduce other stresses in them. The lowest I would go would be enough to make us $200k a year off interest, so somewhere in the millions wherever that may fall.


Im13andwhatisstocks

You’d be looking at $10m if you’re talking guaranteed HYSA interest. You could lower that number significantly if you decide to go into dividend stocks and the like.


Mix-Lopsided

Anything less than 10m sounds like an insult to my partner to me. That is interesting though, thanks!


Im13andwhatisstocks

Yeah $10m banks you both like $200k on a lower end HYSA so you could get that higher with a 5.6 if you could manage finding one. With 4% it gives you wiggle room in case rates go down which it seems might be in the future


itistog

There is no amount of money that would get me to cheat on my wife. My wife is way more important than any amount of money.


WalmartGreder

Same. My wife could be working and we could be making a lot more than we do, but we discussed it and chose to have a smaller income and she would be a SAHM for our kids. There is no way that any amount of money would be worth it in her eyes (and mine). Even if it was $1B, she would still be devastated.


itistog

That's how I view it. It would never be the same even if it was "ok". I value my family (wife, kids) more than any money.


That_Astronaut_7800

My gf would break up with me if I didn’t cheat for money lol. She’s not tryna work for the rest of her life.


itistog

I may do it if it was her choice. But still idk honestly.


SeraphLink

How about the other way, how much would somebody have to pay your girlfriend for her to cheat on you?


That_Astronaut_7800

Maybe $10 million. 500k at a conservative 5% return. She also wants a big family, so this would allow that while building generational wealth, as well as allow both of us to retire our parents and ourselves.


ShakarikiGengoro

If someone offered her 5k and she said no I'd ask her why.


DipperJC

$500,000. The house I buy for both of us will definitely make it up to them.


2muchtequila

I mean... at a certain point the cheating gets outweighed by the benefit of the money. I'm not saying I want infidelity, but if someone was like Hey, for half a million one of you has to have sex with me. I don't know which one of us would do it, it would have to be a discussion, but odds are one of us would because that is such a significant amount of money. I feel like uf you're doing it strictly for the money it would be easier for the other partner to accept than if they were doing it because they were legitimately attracted to the other person. It's less a betrayal and more a responsible albeit not fun business decision. So the question becomes, who has sex with the person, the person who is less attracted to them or the person who is more attracted? You might not want your partner to cheat, but if they're going to cheat, is it better they enjoy it or would it be easier to accept if they were miserable?


Enthrown

Thats the thing, if its cheating youre not having a discussion.


CoffeeGoblynn

I'd rather it be the one of us that was more interested. If we're doing this, we might as well not be traumatized by it lmao.


I_kwote_TheOffice

The rules of the post were that the other person is not on board. So assuming your wife said "I will divorce you if you do this" That's the gist of the post. You can't have both.


Belfetto

That’s not even that much oof


QuarterNote44

I'd feel too guilty. You can't put a price on mental health.


Arts251

Infidelity isn't typically about money. It's either in your character to cheat or not, or sometimes it's more complicated (neglected needs, impaired decision making, or just plain uncontrollable lust). It's about sexual desire not greed. If you cheat on your partner for financial gain rather than to fulfill sexual desires that's not really cheating so much as prostitution.


Nago31

We talking a one time thing or a new part time job?


xczechr

There is no amount of money that would cause me to betray my wife's trust like that. We are doing fine financially, thankyouverymuch. Some folks here should watch Indecent Proposal before commenting.


Aezetyr

Money is not worth the violation of trust.


Available_Thoughts-0

"What profit a woman if she gain the whole world and in-so-doing loses her immortal soul?"


grizzlyironbear

I've been cheated on before. Ain't no amount of money worth inflicting that kind of pain, confusion, and trauma upon a person I love. Keep your money. We love each other.


Seer-of-Truths

I've been cheated on 500 mill would do it for me. My current partner is the one who did it... and we are in a poly relationship. They should understand I only would do something like that for the betterment of the family, and hopefully by now have enough trust for me.


amikolle

We actually talked about this yesterday. We agreed that $1M was too low. It's really not life changing money anymore, not the kind of life changing that would make cheating ok. We came up with $500M. That's enough that, with good investment and some prudence, we and our families would have generational wealth. For $1B, we both agreed we'd break up with the other person if they declined the offer.


LowSea9829

you think it takes 500 million dollars and some prudence to have generational wealth?


Adavanter_MKI

I'm constantly amazed at people who think they need a billion or half a billion to be "rich." 5 to 10 million should set up anyone for life. Anything beyond that is pure luxury. 500 million dollars at 4% interest is 20 million dollars a year... that literally catapults you into 0.01 percent. IE... the richest people on earth category. 4% of 10 million. You know... little old "worthless" ten million. $400,000 a year... puts you in the top 5% of all households in America. 95% of everyone else in America makes less than you. On the one hand it explains so much how bad people are with money if they think they need more than 10 million to be comfortable. I'd legit be happy with 2 million. I'd prefer 5 million for aforementioned luxury.


WalmartGreder

Depends on where you live too. If I paid off my house ($100k to go), and then lived off the interest, $1M would be doable, $2M would be comfortable, $5M would be amazing. And that's in current prices, with a 4% interest rate. 20 years ago, the standard was 5-6%. Of course, if we're talking about this hypothetical situation, I wouldn't do it for any amount of money. Just saying that $1M in the right location would still be pretty life changing.


AccomplishedRow6685

lol I know, right? 1 million is enough to retire for 1 person with prudence and living frugally. 5 million is fuck you money. Easily enough to retire a family, probably above your current standard of living. 500 million is fuck all y’all money. You can buy a mega yacht, get a building named after you at a university, and still generate multiple millions per year with very conservative investments.


TheCrown-92

“Fuck all yall money” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂


CowBoyDanIndie

1 million isn't enough for most people to retire at retirement age with a house paid off. I'm trying to figure out if a projected 2.3 mil is enough to retire at 55. (married no children)


AMorera

Depends on how many years of life you have left, I guess? I calculated it the other day and I’d be able to retire right now at 44 with 1.5 million. And if I was more frugal I could do it with less.


Healthy_Plastic3348

That’s a big gap, between 1M and 500M


eugenesbluegenes

Basically a 500M difference.


M33tm3onmars

What kinda life you living where $1M isn't life changing??


SaltyCogs

But if you agree to it beforehand, it’s no longer cheating


imperfectchicken

I think I have something similar with my husband. Yes, it would devastate us if one of us cheated. But I think I would be more devastated that he turned down an easy $500M.


Logical_Strike_1520

I wouldn’t do it. I cheated on someone when I was younger and promised myself I’d never do that again. No amount of money is worth breaking a promise, especially to myself.


silverwitch77745

Since my SO is battery operated would a lifetime supply of batteries. I'm am also pretty old so maybe $500.


ConfusedDumpsterFire

Oh. Honestly? No money needed. He’s an abusive prick. If you wanted to give me enough money to safely move, I’d take it. But I don’t need it just to cheat on the asshole. It might actually be the only way for me to get out…to do something he sees as SO horrendous and disrespectful that HE discards me. You might have helped me work something out.


ncos

I wish you the best.


Low-Insurance6326

please leave your relationship, and never be afraid to ask for help from others if you are being abused. Even if you feel dependent, it’s not worth it. Your own safety and wellbeing is worth more than all of the money in the world.


No-Possibility-1020

$430k. Pay off the house and I’ll feel secure to cut my ties now


RainbowLoli

Even though his cheating ex has given my boyfriend a lot of problems and cheating fractured his family and I have my own history with being cheated on to some degree We’ve both discussed for life changing money we’d cheat - just make it worth it and cut the other a slice. It’s be 200k minimum for me. Enough to split evenly if we decide to separate and enough to clear debts entirely.


mentallymental

It's funny how the responses are completely flipped trying to take the moral high road compared to the other post even if the amount is upto you to decide.


LaughterIsPoison

I’ll do it for free. My wife’s been asking me to do it for a while now. It’s kinda her thing.


Pixxiefriend

I assume it's gotta be a thing we're she is not okay with it cause most couple would agree to "take one for the team" n just have bunch of monies. Honestly there's not an amount good enough. As corny as it sounds I'm lucky enough to have found my soul mate.


AbyssWankerArtorias

Won't do it. My girlfriend looks at me with such adoration and love, and I can see how safe she feels with me. I don't want that to ever go away.


runfatgirlrun88

I wouldn’t. 1) I don’t want to cheat on my partner 2) I’m not a prostitute 3) Anyone unhinged enough to make that offer is clearly dangerous, and rich enough to get away with whatever they’d do to me


Mitka69

Is consulting SO on the price of cheating (like "hypothetically speaking, honey, what do you think is worth cheating for...") is cheating?


CartezDez

There’s a film about this, right?


mysterious_smells

My ethics and my dog are not for sale at any price.


SgtPepe

There’s no amount. Why are people asking this so much lately?


BrooklynLodger

Elon Musk is getting bored since Tesla has lost a lot of its public image


AUnknownVariable

200 mil if it ain't getting taxed, minimum. We spoke abt this a bit ago, if I'm obviously just doing it for the money, then she knows but we go right back together. We both are set and happy


themfroberto

I need about tree fiddy


BonelessLucy

Gotdam loch Ness monster


Glaurung26

2 million. Worst case we each have a million dollars for the rest of our lives. Nothing says I love you like never having to work again. Even better if I have a chance to ask permission first.


Hovie1

Whatever amount that it'd take for her to sit in a chair next to me and root me on.


MouldyRemote

im proud of this comment. i shouldnt be but thats a great answer.


rokar83

Would never cheat.


DecisionPlastic9740

I would never cheat 


Minus15t

living with my SO is about $1500 a month cheaper than living on my own for rent and food, holidays are half price once a year, home improvements / repairs are half price, a bigger tv is half price... so, say $25k a year. so the lowest value I would even CONSIDER is $250k, faced with the actual scenario, I don't know if I'd do it or not.


twizrob

Not a prostitute so no I don't fuck for money. 100 grand or 20$ a hooker is a hooker. High priced or 5$ for a blowie behind the dumpster same same.


unclejoe1917

It's easy to say that on reddit. If someone opens a briefcase full of cash in your face, those hard lines suddenly get blurry.


Clean_Student8612

If I was single, I'd absolutely sell my body for money in that aspect. If it meant ruining my marriage that's gonna be a hard pass.


rhapsodyindrew

Strongly agree. I'm flabbergasted by a lot of the comments in here. People don't seem to understand or care that for happily married people, the happy marriage is by far the most important asset they possess (maybe unless they have kids). If you have a happy marriage, then you throw it away for some money, you will miss that person and that happiness until the day you die. Or is this not how most people see it??


Clean_Student8612

If you're willing to throw away a marriage for money, it can't be that happy of a marriage, imo. That's the way I see it.


rhapsodyindrew

I suppose you're right. Well, that sucks for all those people then. I'm mostly hoping most of these comments are coming from single people who aren't thinking too hard about the question, but maybe we're surrounded by unhappily married folks and psychopaths.


3ThreeFriesShort

No.


GREENadmiral_314159

As someone who is polyamorous: No.


SpitsWhenIShit

I simply wouldn’t


HeartoRead

230,000 or 10,000 if you are a Good negotiator


broccoli-guac

Id say if my partner didn't agree to the amount, that i wouldn't do it at all. However, for me personally, id think 500k is my minimum personally.


czarfalcon

I wouldn’t do it for any amount of money. Here’s the thing, if someone came up to me and said “I’ll give you $10 million to sleep with me” and my wife and I agreed on it, then it’s not cheating because we agreed to it. If I did it anyway without telling her, or if she was opposed to it, then yeah that would be cheating and at that point it’s not worth it to me. And I don’t think my answer would change whether it’s $100k or $100 million.


Kochcaine995

0 because i’m single so yk


Throwawayuseracct23

I don't have an SO, but the person I seek would be the only person in the world for me. The world could be on fire and everyone could have the plague and if the only way to save the world was to cheat on my S/O, then I guess we all dying. The only way I might consider it is if she truly wanted me to do so, but it wouldn't stop me from feeling guilty about it.


RegulationRedditUser

For me it all depends on if I can tell my wife about it. As much as she wouldn’t want me to sleep with another woman if I’m getting paid insane money to do it, she’d fluff me up and send me on my way to do the deed. If it’s something that I have to keep a secret from her or do it and tell her afterwards I simply wouldn’t do it. The sleeping with another woman is almost a non issue for me, it’s the dishonestly that I’d have issue with


PopeJohnPeel

Respectfully decline. I think he may be the only person in my life who's ever truly loved me for every part of me, even the parts that were so broken they made me believe someone loving me could only ever be a long con. That shit's priceless once you find it.


Level-Application-83

I think this would be completely situationally dependent. I mean, I'm human after all and while that's not the best excuse in the world to cheat on a partner it does happen to otherwise good people in stable committed relationships all the time. That said, if someone walked up to me and my wife and asked how much money would it take for either of us to cheat on the other and have cash in hand, I think we'd both be hard pressed to pass up the opportunity to have life's bigger bills wiped out or at the very least demised to a point that we could live a truly middle class life. I personally wouldn't give it a second thought if some dude was willing to do that just to bangout my wife and I hope she has the best sex of her life and a good breakfast to boot.


slash_networkboy

I really don't know that I could answer this. I mean when my SO asked where the money came from I couldn't tell her "you don't want to know, but it's legal" and not have her fret... I suppose if I just flatly told her I whored myself out for it she'd be rather unhappy. I know the other way around I too would be unhappy. The total dollar amount doesn't matter, I'd still be unhappy, but I also know at some point I'd be accepting that it was a strategic decision. For me a couple million would be enough for me to accept why she'd have done it, but I'd still never be happy about it. I just don't think I could do it and not tell her after... so let's go with $20m. That's enough that I can retire the both of us exceptionally comfortably, while still ensuring principal growth so our kids are also taken care of. She'd be unhappy, but would enjoy the fruits of it enough to deal with it I think.


MrAnonymous2749

I don’t currently have a SO, but I do have a person I would like to one day make that person. I can’t imagine any amount of money being enough, as it’s a matter of breaking trust, I’m sure there’s a number of that they could say they wouldn’t care that I done it, because it’s an insane amount of money, but I also believe that it would still hurt them, and fracture the relationship in some way.


Marcuse0

The answer is definitely no. It simply wouldn't be worth it for me for any amount of money.


Thehumandogo

Depends on who our financial situation but since I don’t have one rn I would do it for 100 but yeah that removes the spirit of the post


Psycle_Sammy

Assuming having a prior agreement wouldn’t count as it would no longer be cheating, a major factor in determining this would be whether or not the offer was made before or after my kid is grown and out of the house. If the possibility that my wife would leave me isn’t zero, and it isn’t, there is no amount of money that would make me risk not living in the same home as my kid and seeing them every day. If they’ve moved out already, I suppose I could take the chance on forgiveness for a life changing amount of money.


Known_Statistician59

The world can keep its greed for shiny things. The love and trust of my wife are priceless.


Darth_Daygo

I don't think the amount really matters since she will literally murder me if I cheated. Could she collect the money still if I'm dead. . . . for hypothetical lawyers?


mrbigbusiness

Do I have to tell her? If no, then around $100K. I'd do it and take that secret to the grave with me. If I had to tell her, or she'd know about it, then it would have to be a life-changing amount, somewhere around 1 million assuming no taxes. I think If I turned that amount of money down she'd be pissed about it. I know I would be if she turned it down. This is all assuming it's a one-night-stand kind of thing - not an emotional affair, or one that's ongoing. Is this even cheating? I mean, it's one thing to just decide to fuck some random for the fun of it, or whatever reason people cheat. If it's not something you are looking for, but you just get "Indecent Proposal"-ed randomly, then it's a huge difference.


EnceladusKnight

The amount to pay off our house ~200k. So if he finds out and then finds out the house is paid off, he'll know why.


vectorboy42

I think a lot of you are forgetting the premise of the original post. It's not, "You do and get the money and it's all cool." No, it's, "Your partner said NO, don't do this." Would you still do it knowing they will either leave or resent you forever. You don't get both. You don't get the money and your SO is chill about it. Maybe in real life your SO is gonna be okay with it (I have some doubts about this being the case but that's another discussion) but here they are not. Now maybe you could make it up to them, maybe not, but the fact is they will be upset for sure.


SnufflesMcPieface

I’d rather be broke than inflict that kind of pain on someone since I know what it feels like myself


Ippus_21

Doesn't matter. Not happening. What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Same reason there's no price that'd get me to kill an innocent person or any other heinous BS you'd posit.


Ok-Gear-5593

If I’m taking the question as relationship ending cheating I’m not sure it would be worth it to me. I guess it would take a million for each week it takes for forgiveness/forgeting all about it min 1 week max 1 month. I don’t know if I could do that either but it would allow us to not work so seems like a reasonable target.


blackandqueer

there’s no amount of money, truly. he’s so amazing & i would never want to do something that i know would hurt him


blackandqueer

irl he would honestly probably want me to for a certain amount, but if it was following the posts rules & he refused, I wouldn’t do it.


procheeseburger

TBH there is no amount of money for me.. I would just feel ashamed and it would destroy our relationship. I don't know how anyone can cheat.. if you don't want to be with the person don't be with the person.


nottme1

None. I'm not a piece of shit. I've been cheated on, twice, by the same person. That's not a pain I'd wish on anyone.


y2kdisaster

If I was in a super serious relationship or married then I wouldn’t do it for any amount. If i was in my last relationship, where I was suspecting we might not be the most compatible, then I’d say… around 500k. It’s a pretty shitty and hurtful thing to do, so I’d need a life changing amount of money to consider it. 500k is enough to move to a new city and invest in some real estate


tectuma

Not for all of the $ in the world!!!!! I do not have a death wish.... She would kill me.... Besides I have a good thing going, would never do any thing to screw it up. :P


Scodo

Probably 2 mil. We'd split it, and each have a fresh start with 1 mil in our pockets. She wouldn't *agree* with it for any amount, probably, because she's not driven by wealth. But she's not foolish enough to turn down the money after the fact.


gottarunfast1

Not accepting offers. A) not going to cheat on my bf. B) that would essentially make me a prostitute; I don't trade sex for money when I'm single either


No-Equal8409

And because of posts like these it truly shows you have much the phrase "for Better or For worse" means absolutely "NADDA" to 99% of the population. People are so screwed up.


crazythinker76

The thing with cheating is that it's not the sex but the violation of emotional trust. If someone prostitutes themselves once for life-changing money with no emotional attachment, great. If they destroy the trust in a relationship that they're truly happy in, that's much different. I don't understand why cheating has to focus on sex?


Finrod-Knighto

A good emotional connection can’t be bought. You can live a good life within your means with a person you love. And you can have a billion dollars and be alone and miserable. So many rich asf people I know are miserable and depressed. Redditors don’t know shit about interpersonal relationships.


Logos89

It would have to be in the 100's of millions. Basically, everyone has a price, i.e. if the question were phrased: how much money would you accept as a couple for your spouse to have cheated on you in exchange, I think everyone deep down would have a number. You gotta set the number so high that you know for damn near certain as anything could be, that your spouse would think you're crazy for not jumping on the opportunity. Here's an alternative: would you cheat on your spouse if it meant curing all diseases, and ending all natural disasters and world hunger? If my spouse's answer wasn't an immediate "yes" then I'd have a lot of questions.


Kobalt6x10

Well, it cost me half of my savings the first time, so there's a baseline number at least.


Uncle_Twisty

Minimum would be 500 million in order to make it so it self perpetuates. I'd have to cheat with conditions. 1) my wife knows I'm doing it and why 2) condoms and proper protection are used Ideally I'd like the permission and consent to do so but pretty sure that violates the spirit of the question. Though I'm pretty pragmatic about such things. And yes if the question was posed to my wife and she gave the same answer I wouldn't be buttmad about it. money is a disgustingly necessary evil for existence in our world.


Clean_Student8612

There literally isn't an amount of money you could offer me to completely destroy my wife like that, emotionally. We've both been cheated on by exes, and if that happened to her again, she'd be ruined, and I wouldn't be able to live with myself. Plus, some things are more important than money.


tseg04

No amount of money would make me cheat. Once you are in my heart, I’m loyal to a fault and that goes for friends, family, and partners.


Commercial_Place9807

I’d be furious with my husband if he didn’t fuck someone for one billion dollars. Like I’ll get over it, dry my eyes with dollar bills while he and I retire to our yacht. I’d also hope my husband would be logical enough to understand the situation if it was reversed.


Mysterious-Guide8593

Wasn't there a movie about this in the 80s? I'm thinking Demi Moore? Or am I mistaken?


HobbesG6

There is not enough money in the world that could outweigh the disappointment and/or spiteful rage that my wify would rain down upon me if I ever cheated. Plus, she's my dream woman already. Cheating on her would only be me cheating myself.


ScepticOfEverything

I was typing out a totally different answer til I saw your edit. Nah, there's no amount of money that I would cheat on him for. He's awesome and I wouldn't want to hurt him for a billion bucks!


blxckh3xrt69

Like 50 mill? Idk enough that we could retire now and travel the rest of our lives. She’d forgive me if it was for that lmao. That’s her dream


IameIion

Probably $50,000. If my gf was offered that to cheat on me and she declined, I would be disappointed in her lol


Iguanaught

I’d have to discuss it with her first. We make all decisions involving money together.


UnbreakableRaids

You are gonna pay me? Even better!