I'm in love with a man who's also in love with me. We connect, we are close, we click, we just get each other, we'd be together if we could. But we are both stuck in very unhappy long marriages to other people, and both of us have children. Neither of us feels able to leave for different reasons and neither of us would ever have a physical affair because after all we made vows to other people. I realise what's going on is an emotional affair and of course that's a betrayal too, but both of us need the connection and emotional support we have with each other because we don't have it at home. One of us is in an abusive relationship, the other an utterly soulless indifferent one, both awful in different ways, both sexless for many years. We met at work two years ago quite by chance, it's a huge organisation. We can't believe we found each other at this stage in our lives, in our late 50s. I don't know where this is going or if we'll ever be able to be together, but for now what we have will have to do. I can't imagine life without him, and he feels the same about me. For now it makes things bearable for both of us.
PS long term MNer using a different name for obvious reasons.