“Like a Step Girl”: Wild Afrikaans Relationship Drama Has SA Hollering Over Bizarre Cheating Excuse

• A woman shared screenshots of text messages from her boyfriend, who tried to justify his cheating
• The boyfriend's bizarre excuse included claiming the other woman "means nothing" in his desperate apology messages
• The Afrikaans drama went viral with 193,600 views and 13,700 reactions, leaving South Africans shocked by the creative but ridiculous excuse for infidelity

A young South African woman has left Mzansi absolutely stunned after sharing her boyfriend's wild excuse for cheating in a viral TikTok post.

TikTok user @just.call.meliz uploaded screenshots on 20 June 2025, showing text messages that had social media users questioning everything they thought they knew about relationship excuses.

The post starts with a photo of the young woman taking a selfie in front of her mother, followed by screenshots of shocking text messages from her boyfriend. In the messages, he attempts to justify his unfaithful behaviour by comparing another woman to step stepfamily.

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The desperate boyfriend's messages read:

"No baby, she's like a step girl to me, look, you get your family that you love the most, and then you get your step family that's just there, you are like family to me, baby, my main one, she is just a step girl."

He continued begging for forgiveness, admitting that the other woman really means nothing.

Mzansi reacts to boyfriend's creative excuse

@pyt.lisha laughed:

"Gaslighting in Afrikaans is crazy!"

@fartalator joked:

"Suddenly, I'm fluent in Afrikaans."

@sunbaked67 exclaimed:

"Wat in my 18 jaar van lewe..."

@user****** declared:

"Yoh, I'd leave so fast."

@tamsin noted:

"Stief family is so wild!"

@camillehendricks gasped:

"I've never heard this one before."

@kgali concluded: "The bar is on the floor. The floor is even embarrassed."

Afrikaans relationship drama leaves SA speechless

According to Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group, cheating or infidelity affects nearly 20% of marriages, with studies showing that about 20% of married men and 13% of married women report cheating on their spouses. The statistics showed that cheating often results in severe emotional damage and is a leading cause of divorce, with 88% of couples citing infidelity as a major factor in their split.

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The discovery of cheating leads to anxiety and trust issues that can persist long after the other party finds out. Forgiveness after infidelity takes a very long time and effort from both partners, with many couples requiring professional therapy to rebuild their relationship.

Watch the TikTok clip below:

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• A dramatic wedding scene unfolded in Mozambique when the groom's wife and young daughter stormed the ceremony to confront him, with the wife slapping her cheating husband across the face in front of shocked guests and his new bride.
• A sweet couple went viral after a cashier and her boyfriend were filmed sharing street food during her work break, warming South African hearts with their genuine display of love and quality time together.

Source: Briefly News