yes. the truth is the best answer always. from experience i will tell you (and it never matters how many times you hear it, but here goes) lying will get you in deep crap. if shes able to get past the truth and forgive you, then its true that you really should be together. is she is unable to let go of something that happened such a long time ago that you are obviously very sorry for, then shes not worth your time to continue chasing. happy hunting!

Yes. Telling her the truth is the only way you can begin to regain her trust. At first she will probably react badly, but if she never hears the truth from you she will always wonder. That will get in the way of your relationship ever being healthy. She needs you to apologize, repeatedly. She needs you to let her check up on you. A lot. You said it was early in your relationship, was it before your feelings for her really started to get strong? That is important for her to know. If she does eventually take you back never, EVER underestimate how much it hurt her. The scar will always be sensitive, and the insecurities will come back from time to time.

nigga move on she doing big things now take a time and realise why you broke up with her stupid get a life.......

whatever

It'll take a while, and she will have trust issues, but you have to take action and PROVE TO HER YOU'LL NEVER CHEAT AGAIN. Fight for her if she's worth it.

At least your realizing now that you made a mistake.. Tell her that.. And if you dont tell her about the cheating incident it will always be there in the back of your mind and you wont start to feel better aboutt hings until you come clean.. You will always feel guilty.. Not surre how she will take the news she obviously wont be happy about it but the truth hurts and it is something you just have to do.. She already heard about it through the grapevine but now you have to tell her from your point of view because you have no idea exactly what the person who told her said to her.. They could have made it sound worse then it really was.. But just sit her down and talk to her.. Allow no interupptions.. Go to a place where the two of you can be alone and not bothered by anyone.. No cell phones.. She will probably cry.. Im a girl trust me I kno.. Tell her how sorry you are and that you know what you did was wrong and you wanna make it up to her by proving that she can trust you again and that you will never do it again.. It might take her awhile but you are gonna have to be patient.. This something that will probably stay with her for a long time..

You have to be honest with her if you want to have a relationship with her - it is only fair to her to know who you really are if she chooses to commit to you - which she will doubtfully do.

Sounds to me like 'someone' is trying to protect her?

You should have told her before you cheated. If you'd have broken up with her than she'd just consider it as what happened after her and she might internalize it differiently. Cheating isn't very forgivable.I couldn't do it.