Cheating back after being cheated on does not earn you respect
If a partner cheats on you, cheating back will not make her respect you more. Staying just to get revenge wastes your time and keeps you trapped in a dynamic where her actions continue to dictate yours. The only thing that might genuinely earn respect, though you should not do it for that reason either, is simply leaving and no longer caring. No blocking, no dramatic gestures, just removing yourself and moving on. Put yourself first. Do not stay in a relationship to orchestrate payback. If you want to leave, leave because you want to leave.
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