The Cheater's Guide to Love Summary
Junot Díaz

The Cheater's Guide to Love Overview

“The Cheater’s Guide to Love” is the final short story in Junot Diaz’s short story collection This is How You Lose Her. The story follows Diaz’s recurring character Yunior over the course of five years in Yunior’s adult life. At the beginning of the story, Yunior’s fiancée leaves him after discovering that he has been unfaithful to her, and he spends the remainder of the story trying to overcome his grief regarding the break-up. The story explores themes of love, loss, desire, responsibility, and personal growth.