He may love you in the sense that he feels attached, affectionate and afraid to lose the relationship, yet still have chosen to cheat. Love is a feeling; fidelity also requires honesty, boundaries and repeated choices. His claim may be emotionally sincere without being sufficient evidence that he is safe to trust again.
The words “I love you” may now feel impossible to place beside what he did. You may be trying to decide whether the betrayal means every loving moment was false—or whether love can exist without the behavior you believed it should guarantee.
Want Maria’s perspective on your situation? See what your personal reading can answer.
Love does not automatically produce trustworthy behavior
People can act against values they claim to hold because they seek attention, avoid conflict, chase novelty, protect entitlement or fail to maintain boundaries. Those possibilities explain how the contradiction can exist. They do not transfer responsibility to you or to problems in the relationship.
If your decision has moved from meaning to repair, read what rebuilding trust after cheating actually requires.
An explanation takes responsibility; an excuse reallocates blame
| Accountability | Excuse or deflection |
|---|---|
| “I chose this and hurt you.” | “You were distant, so I had no choice.” |
| He answers relevant questions consistently. | He changes the story to reduce consequences. |
| He identifies boundaries he failed to maintain. | He treats the affair as an accident that simply happened. |
| He accepts that repair will take sustained action. | He uses “I love you” to demand immediate forgiveness. |
Ask what his love is prepared to do now
You could say: “I hear that you love me. I need to understand why you gave yourself permission to cross this boundary, whether all contact has ended and what you will do differently without making me responsible for monitoring you.”
The Gottman Institute's guidance on rebuilding trust after infidelity emphasizes honesty, disclosure, ending the affair, remorse and action. Those behaviors give the word love something concrete to stand on.
Ask Maria what he truly feels and intends after cheating
When his declaration of love conflicts with his choices, Maria can explore the feelings he currently holds for you, what influenced the affair, whether the third-party connection remains active, what he intends now, and whether the relationship still has a future worth considering.
- His present feelings, remorse and intentions toward you as Maria reads them.
- What influence the other person still appears to hold and whether that connection is ending.
- Whether he is likely to change and how your relationship may develop from here.
Maria’s approach: a USA-based psychic and tarot reader, Maria combines intuition and tarot to read the connection behind your questions. Her focus is on what comes through about the feelings, the blockage, and the path ahead—including where the picture feels mixed.
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Judge the relationship he can offer now
You do not have to decide immediately whether his love is “real.” Ask whether he respects the impact, whether the other connection has ended, whether he can tolerate your questions and whether changed behavior continues after the immediate crisis passes.
You can believe that he has feelings for you and still decide those feelings are not enough for the relationship you need.
Three questions for Maria about his love after cheating
- What feelings, remorse and intentions do you sense from him toward me now?
- Does the other person still influence him emotionally or romantically?
- Is meaningful change and a future together likely, and how may our relationship develop?
Are these the questions you want answered? Bring them to Maria, or write your own. Your reading will focus on the situation and details you share.
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Share what was disclosed, whether contact with the other person continues and what he says he wants now. Maria can explore his emotional truth and future intentions while his accountability and daily choices show what he can actually offer.
Questions about love and infidelity
Can a man cheat and still love his partner?
He may still feel love or attachment, but the cheating shows that his behavior did not protect the relationship. The practical question is whether he can now pair feeling with honesty and change.
Does cheating mean the relationship was fake?
Not necessarily. Real affection and real betrayal can exist in the same history. The betrayal changes what trust requires now, even if earlier feelings were genuine.
Should I forgive him because he loves me?
Love does not create an obligation to forgive, reconcile or decide quickly. Consider accountability, transparency, changed behavior and whether staying aligns with your needs.
A personal reading by Maria
Explore the feeling beneath words that no longer feel simple
Maria can look at his emotional attachment, the third party's remaining influence, his intention after disclosure, and the future direction of your relationship.
Your Full Psychic Reading is built around up to three questions and the context you share. Receive your written guidance by email within 24 hours.
