The cheating dream — being betrayed or betraying — is trust's stress-test, and among the most emotionally vivid dreams reported. It rarely reports fact; it rehearses fear (of losing the bond) or examines guilt (where loyalty has thinned in any form).
Positive Resonance
The bond's value revealed by the fear, loyalty examined honestly
Shadow Aspect
Fear rehearsed as fact, accusation carried from dream to breakfast
Nuances
Discovering the affair: the trust-fear staged
Being the cheater: loyalty's thinning examined
Confronting: the betrayal addressed in-dream
Waking angry at a partner: the dream mistaken for evidence