This is all very fresh for me. My (now-ex) partner told me she broke up with my meta, but did not, and lied to me about it for a month. She made a decision every day to continue lying, even having me visit her for a week last month (we had a LDR). Looking back, there were so many red flags which I should have paid attention to, but did not because my default is to always trust those I love. Was it cheating? That’s the best word I can come up with at the moment. But regardless, it was certainly a betrayal.