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Affair

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Lilym41 · 17/08/2023 16:00

Husband and I have been together a long time these last few years have been tough. I’ve felt like a single parent lost my identity as a woman and felt more like a piece of furniture than anything.
‘Husband has a bit of a temper and often shouts/criticises me.
Anyway, no excuses but I met someone else.
we got on really well together, had an instant spark and enjoyed the short time we spent together. I felt alive again
We both agreed that if we lived closer we would have liked to have started a proper relationship.
Anyway we texted for a while and I’ve put an end to that now.
My husband knows about the affair and after the initial anger he has now calmed down told me he loves me doesn’t want to lose me and while there’s never an excuse for cheating he has admitted he showed me no attention left me to effectively single parent and chose to speak to others instead of me about any issues in our family life.
Now I still love my husband and we’re giving our marriage another go however I can’t stop thinking about this other person and how much I want to be with him.
It almost feels like I’m grieving for someone which is ridiculous !
What can I do to Forget about him so I can put 100% into my marriage ?

OP posts:
Dery · 23/10/2023 09:05

@Lilym41 it’s good that you’re planning to get away. For your own security, make sure that your escape plan is based on you living alone ie don’t leave just to go to this other man because that relationship may go nowhere. Whether or not you’re with OM, it sounds like you’ll be better off away from your marriage.

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