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I ended my affair and now I’m sad.

91 replies

LadyCafe · 18/01/2018 10:38

I posted about a week of or so ago. I’ve been talking to a man for 2 months. We saw eachother 3x. The next step was to sleep together and I couldn’t do it even though I really wanted to. Now I’m thinking, did I make a mistake? He was really upset and told me to text soon if possible.

He also said he’ll be looking for a new affair partner. I didn’t tell him but I felt a pang of jealousy! What is wrong with me?

I know this all sounds terrible.

OP posts:
LadyCafe · 18/01/2018 15:30

Wow. You must be God?

I made a mistake and it carried on for too long. I stopped it and got hurt. And it would have hurt my husband.

OP posts:
LadyCafe · 18/01/2018 15:34

I didn’t ask for sympathy. But hoping if someone went through this, they would listen.

OP posts:
Angelf1sh · 18/01/2018 15:35

Oh god I remember you now. Really, what do you expect people to say? Suck it up. Yes you’re sad but you need to deal with it and move on. Start treating your husband with the respect he deserves rather than swanning around like you’re the only person who has ever felt like this before. Either leave your husband or try to work through the issues you have that has left you feeling isolated/put upon. But seriously, don’t have an affair and don’t get uppity when people call you selfish when you’re being bloody selfish!!

niteandfog · 18/01/2018 15:38

Hey OP yes you made a mistake we all do. In my experience affairs happen for multiple reasons and there are as many types as there are affairs. Yours seems to be just based on the "thrill/sex" side of it. I don't think you ever had any real feelings for this man which makes me think you actually still love your husband. Yes people you can have an affair and STILL love your husband, but it's still down to the type of affair. So go on, learn your lesson and f you actually want to stay in your marriage work on it.

ravenmum · 18/01/2018 15:39

You've described wanting to do a shit thing, and not shown any remorse for that, and are now annoyed that people are saying that it was a shit thing to be contemplating.You've had a couple of pretty non-judgemental replies, were you really expecting more?

letsdolunch321 · 18/01/2018 16:05

You should be thankful your dh has not found out !!!!

Ellisandra · 18/01/2018 16:14

Love the outrage of "of course I care about my husband!"

How could we have thought for a moment that you didn't?

Grin

Any upset you feel now? You deserve it. So, suck it up buttercup.

saltandvinegarcrisps1 · 18/01/2018 16:14

OP he didn't say it to hurt you because he would need to be emotionally invested to want to hurt your feelings and he is not. You were just available for sex. He is simply stating a fact. I can understand why people are tempted to do something "exciting" if they are unhappy, but it's not on. Leave your DP or put more effort into making your relationship better.

DotCottonDotCom · 18/01/2018 16:46

@niteandfog oh we all KNOW you've been on THAT side of things, you keep proudly telling us. you should be ashamed, not proud!

Jobjobjob · 18/01/2018 16:51

I learned. One thing that I will take away from all of this is to not judge a woman in the same situation. I will listen and hear her story. I’ll share my experience with her hoping she will back away as well.

So what's your story? Why did you do it?

Because he was better looking?
More exciting?
You were bored?

Tell us why?

You've not once said I regret doing it and realise that it could've hurt my husband! It's all well do you think MY FIRST AFFAIR will go shag someone else?

DotCottonDotCom · 18/01/2018 16:59

@jobjobjob LOL she actually said in her last thread she had heard of other affairs lasting long and not getting caught and she thought she could have one of them too . Smile

Says it all!

Anasnake · 18/01/2018 17:05

Oh dearie me, what a shame.

Evenbetter · 18/01/2018 17:06

💥💥Mistress Bingo💥💥

NOT EVERYTHING IS BLACK AND WHITE!!
I’m so stupid
I believed him
I thought we had something amazing
IT WAS A MISTAKE! Er..a repeated ‘ mistake’ over a period of time..
NO ONE IS PERFECT!!
GLAD YOU’RE PERFECT, I wanted validation here, you’re all jealous bitches.

As tedious and predictable as the dirty dicked sad old wrecks they’re lusting after 😄😄😄

takemeimalive · 18/01/2018 17:08

We all make mistakes, you recognised yours and ended it. You are sad because you are losing something. Focus on what you have and why you wanted to save it. Things will improve. Keep busy and put your energy into your marriage. Let them judge. Look forward to your future.

restbiterepeat · 18/01/2018 17:16

We all make mistakes.

We don't all make the same mistakes though, do we? It's takes quite a particular kind of asshole to love their spouse and then flirt with an affair for sport.

Evenbetter · 18/01/2018 17:17

What’s your ‘story’ then OP? Is your husband a disgusting, terrible person who deserves an adulterer who’s taking time and money away from her family to quiver over some dude who literally told you that he’s looking for a new hole? Because if he is a terrible, terrible person your choices are still abhorrent, you divorce your spouse before moving on to the next one. Fucking right I will judge liars and cheaters, long and hard.

notacooldad · 18/01/2018 17:27

Grow the fuck up.

ferando81 · 18/01/2018 17:29

Forget about it and move on.Dont tell your husband because he will never believe that you never slept with the man.
If you don't love your husband leave him .

Hookedoncatnip · 18/01/2018 17:32

Lucky escape for you.

MisstoMrs · 18/01/2018 17:34

TRY listening to the 4 programs on bbc radio 4 ipm about a couple where the husband has an affair. MIght help with some insight.

LondonLassInTheCountry · 18/01/2018 17:43

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES

?
We do not all want to have an affair! Thank you PP!

vwlphb · 18/01/2018 18:06

I learned.

What have you learned, exactly though?

That there's something deficient in your marriage or your self-esteem that you were able to have your head turned by a handsome face and a bit of attention?

That you need to cut dead all opportunities for contact with this guy because you don't seem able to think clearly in regard to him (a normal reaction to a serial adulterer telling you he was going to find someone else to give the privilege of sucking his dick to would be relief to have made a good choice, not jealousy)?

That you need to try to understand what your own moral framework is based on given that you genuinely considered trying to "have your cake and eat it too"?

What are you doing to fix those things?

WitchesHatRim · 18/01/2018 18:31

We all make mistakes

Agreed. Never wanted to shag someone else behind my DH back however.

Dadaist · 18/01/2018 19:23

OP - I think you are wanting advice on how to not feel sad about losing something you wanted and have denied yourself (an emotional and sexual relationship with another man). And the reason no one has given you a great deal to go with is because you seem to view the behaviour you have engaged in as ‘a mistake’ - as if it was an accident? Or that you stopped before making it much much worse so you’re entitled to feel good.

Your feelings are still about you and not having something you wanted, and feeling sorry for yourself. What you haven’t really expressed is remorse: for the deceit, for the lies, for the betrayal and disrespect and for the callousness which you will have directed to your DH.

The hurt he would feel is agony compared to the rather teenage rejection drama you are experiencing for someone you’ve known for a couple of months and who is, it seems, even more callous than you.

So if you really want to gain some emotional perspective - tell your DH how you have lied and deceived him, and why, and how you were driven by your desires, and that they were stronger than your respect for your marriage. And how you backed out at the last moment and feel sad. And when you experience the utter devastation of the emotional upheaval, the pain and damage you have done to someone you say you love, then you may understand how selfish you have been to continue to think of your thwarted desires as worthy of sympathy. Because it is the pain of betrayal that many other people have experienced or witnessed on these pages.

If you live through the pain of a continued marriage that will never be the same, or a separation and divorce triggered by a selfish act, then the depth of that emotional experience will reveal how shallow and fleeting this current sadness for a dickhead you hardly know actually is.

Or - you could just say nothing and suck it up and get away with it? And take something from the fact it went no further, and become someone better?

Jobjobjob · 18/01/2018 19:40

Op having read your pre ious post when you were em Arno g on your first time affair.

Everyone told you not too, they gave you the same scenarios about hurting your husband, dishonest etc.

They even said you'd get hurt but you still did it.

So why come back for advice? You know the views here, you know what's going to be said.

Also, you could talk to your RL friend who is having an amazing affair! You have friends in RL who have experience.

And as for a mistake, yeah maybe but the lack of remorse is unbelievable! You don't seem to like your husband or your children very much.