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inappropriate or romantic?

30 replies

mashnbeans · 21/11/2010 18:53

(name changer - sorry!)

my story in brief

h and are have been split for 6 months (he left for another woman) there is no hope of a reconciliation.

a few weeks go i get a surprise visit from the man who was the usher at our wedding (he lives in the USA and was over here on business)i have known him for over 11 years. he himself has been separated from him his wife for 18 months (she still wants the marriage to work but he does not want to reconcile - he left her, not sure under what circumstances tbh)

he shows up at my door in a very romantic way - nothing happened that night, he was kind and was enquiring over my welfare since h had left (basically i think he was testing the waters) he then goes home to USA and he has been emailing me since and it is very clear that he has feelings for me - I think i might have feelings for him (but it could be just that i am flattered by the attention?? Confused)

if you take out of the equation that he lives the other side of the world Hmm (there is a chance he could move back to the UK - he is English) is this an inappropriate relationship???

  1. he is not yet divorced and i know his wife is desperate for them to get back together, i know her and they were family friends before they moved to USA, they have ds) 2)is it wrong for this man and i to start something, albeit very tentative (emails/phone calls) when he was one of h's best friends????

I have not admitted my growing feelings for him as i am not sure what they are tbh, it could be a crush????

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LittleMissHissyFit · 21/11/2010 22:33

Oh, i know, the blokes that came acreeping and acrawling out of the woodwork when my mum and dad split.. Shock

He's in the US, he needs to sort out his divorce, as you say AF, if he IS the good guy he says he is, he will do the right thing.

mashnbeans · 23/11/2010 08:43

right well i have told him that nothing can happen until he sorts things out.

so that is it then really i can't do anything else - it is a pity really as i really enjoyed talking to him on email - it cheered my day up when he emailed me.

he invited me over for a holiday there and i said no way!!!

i delved a little deeper and he is spending christmas with his wife and child; so they sound quite involved still and it breaks me heart to think of her working her butt off to save her marriage whilst i could be in the wings Sad

so that it is now NO contact!!

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AnyFucker · 23/11/2010 11:40

good

now please stick to it

you have had a lucky escape, I think

Mumfun · 23/11/2010 11:53

Mash -strong lady you have done the right thing. Wishing you all the best

CheerfulV · 23/11/2010 13:23

Good for you, mash. I wish I had your strength of character. I think you've done the right thing, and it's still early on so will hopefully be a cleaner, easier break.
Good luck :)

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