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Asked May 14, 2012, 06:23 AM — 62 Answers
I have been seeing a married man for nearly three years now. We spend time in my house chatting and yes the other thing too and he takes me out in the day now and then for a meal but not that often. We have fallen out several times but he always comes back to me saying the intimate side is the best he’s ever had, he also started taking me out telling me he did not want to just be coming taking advantage of me which I thought meant his feelings were going a bit deeper now maybe.

We had an argument a few weeks back and he never text or came round for a while, I then text him and he said how much he missed me although it sounded as if he just meant the physical side. I got a bit upset and cried as I had not been feeling well and for the first time the sexual side was difficult for me too. I also was honest telling him he had two lives and that I wanted him to communicate with me more. When he left I had a text saying it did not feel right and that he thought he is upsetting me and messing my mind up and that he feels terribly guilty about using me. I told him I think we should have a break from it for a while and he thought it was a good idea.

Afterward I got angry with myself as I always do and started hurling abusive texts saying that he’s probably seeing someone else, etc. Then he got mad back and told me to give him some space. He is quite a loner sort of man, not arrogant or the sort of man who has lots of women on the go. In fact he’s quite anxious and nervous some of the time, too anxious to be a player. He says I'm hard work. It’s just I get angry as he shows interest in my life one minute and says he wants to take me out and respect me and treat me like a lady, asks about my family and wants to see pictures of them and then the next he seems like he’s desperate for the intimate side only. He will swing from one to the other. He has told me his wife sleeps on the sofa every night but that he does want her but she does not want him. He does not seem to want to try and get her back though and I cannot understand this. He seemed upset when we talked about this and seemed almost embarrassed at nearly getting emotional. He says he just sits indoors alone or doing things he needs to do, does not seem to go out much or have many friends.

Also he went on holiday with his family a few times but says they find it difficult to be together and it was hard and that they all stay out of each other’s way indoors too. I find this strange. What’s going on? I need some advice as I love him and want to try to bring him out emotionally and at least talk to me but it’s terribly hard. He seems like he’s trying to push me away one minute and cannot wait to see me the next. Do you think this sort of man I have described would be seeing someone else apart from me? I need advice as I love him and want to know if he has feelings for me. Thanks.

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May 14, 2012, 06:49 AM


Three years. That is a long time to invest in a man. I take it you didn't realize he was married until, what, last week?

I hope that there are no children involved, that he doesn't leave your bed, and go home and set a good example of what a man and father is to his wife and children.

Did you ever think that part of the reason he sees you, is that he has become distant to his wife (and family), and silence is covering up guilt and remorse? While you service him with what is missing in his life, his wife has no idea she's being stabbed in the back by a dishonourable woman? Really- what kind of woman does this to another woman.

He, instead of being a man, stepping up, trying to work on his marriage, falls for a woman who is easily available for sex. It's worked for three years, and yes, you have been used. But, you allowed yourself to be used.

It seems obvious he's not going to leave his wife. That's too bad because she could probably be happier divorced from him. Too bad for you as well, because when you eventually wake up and realize your life with a married man is going nowhere, you've wasted a good chunk of your life.

I don't know what kind of advice you are looking for here. If you are wondering what you should do, my advice is to drop the married man, show a little belated respect for the other woman (wife) involved here, and possibly an entire family, if there are kids, and get out.

What you have is not love. Not even close to an honest relationship. It is all based on deceipt. Who cares if he's seeing someone else as you suggest- for all you know he's seeing his wife, and she's NOT sleeping on the couch.

Get a single, available man, and leave married men alone.
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May 15, 2012, 04:26 AM
Thank you Jake and no hands up i knew he was married right from the start and i was the one to give him my phone number after he started chatting me up. I wish he would sort it out with his wife but he seems very quick to tell me to sort my life out too. I have told him we both need too. When i text him the other week he was texting me back saying he uses people, upsets people, hes no good and he will never change. Although yes i have played my part i dont understand why hes saying this. I thought it was just excuses after he ran out on me saying it did not feel right?. Although he does not say it he must feel guilt for his wife, although he says the guilt he feels is about using me too. He told me he was sorry that he uses me. All this seemed to come out just because i showed my feelings and shed some tears. I think i hit a nerve and its panicked him. Yes he has two teenage children and i cannot understand why they all do not seem to be a family together. What could be wrong?.
Yes i know your right but im trying also to understand why hes the way he is and why the wife would even stay with him. He has said he wont leave them and i dont want him too either. Any more advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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May 18, 2012, 05:33 AM
Could any one else please tell me their experiences or advise in this situation please?. It would be most welcome. Thank you.
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May 19, 2012, 05:37 AM
Anyone else feel free to give me advice, there must be other women in this situation so please talk to me and tell me your experiences and views on this subject?. Thanks.
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May 19, 2012, 08:36 AM


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Anyone else feel free to give me advice, there must be other women in this situation so please talk to me and tell me your experiences and views on this subject?. Thanks.
Are you sure about this?

I AM the wife who's marriage women like you have ruined. I had 2 sons who are grown now and have a hard time trusting people.

You really don't want to know what I feel/think about women like you.
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May 19, 2012, 09:58 AM
I actually did not ruin his marriage at all. He has a mind of his own and his wife has shown she does not want him at all. Its women like you who need to open their eyes and start looking to the husband not the women he has relationships with outside of his marriage.
Alty (Jun 16, 2012 12:00 PM): You yourself said you knew he was married, and gave him your number anyway. You're the problem in this marriage. If you can't see that, you're doomed.   Source:Common sense and decency.
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May 19, 2012, 10:03 AM


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I actually did not ruin his marriage at all. He has a mind of his own and his wife has shown she does not want him at all. Its women like you who need to open their eyes and start looking to the husband not the women he has relationships with outside of his marriage.
I suppose you've seen this with your own eyes or did he tell you this?
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May 19, 2012, 10:13 AM
Women like you have very low self esteem and virtually no morals. You knew from the get go that he was married, you knew that this could ruin his relationship with his children. You could have said no to his advances, but you didn't.
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May 19, 2012, 10:31 AM
Firstly a lot of people he knows have the same opinion about his marriage and have said the very same thing. And yes i do have self esteem. Why do people always seem to blame the other woman?. HE HAS BEEN GOING OUTSIDE OF HIS MARRIAGE. He has a large proportion of any blame. He knew he was married, that he has kids, and he made advances also. So he has blame too not just the other woman.
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