Other woman

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I know I’m going to be criticised and I know I deserve it, but I’m just wondering if there is anyone out there who has been the other woman? A short lived affair has ended (mutually after we both realised what a terrible thing we have done). He is going to work on his marriage. I’m back to being single (divorced). I feel devastated. I have no right to any sympathy but can anyone help me with how to feel better, stop missing him etc. I can’t speak to anyone in real life.

Sorry but you are going to get demolished on here. Your best bet is to find and speak to a therapist.

Self love is the answer. Consider why you were so easily susceptible and possibly manipulated by a selfish married man showing you a bit of affection. He potentially had no intention of ever leaving his wife for you and wanted some excitement. Sorry to say.

How did you meet him out of interest OP

Met through a sports club. I’d only recently joined and not planning to go back.

You know you were wrong. I hope you’ve blocked him on everything because he will come crawling back when he wants to get his extra-marital sex again. He wants his cake and to eat it. Don’t do that to his wife or to yourself. Speak to a therapist about why you allowed this to happen. Having these illicit relationships will kill your self esteem because you’re behaving with zero integrity and when we have no integrity then we can’t have self respect.

I'm not going to berate you.

Agreed that you need to practice some self love and reflect on why you were manipulate-able.

Delete all contact details and block him on all mediums.

Busy your hands, get out jigsaw puzzles/take up crochet.
Immerse yourself in the Olympics as a distraction.
Spend lots of time in nature, get out every day.
Don't forget to nourish your body as well as your spirit.

So many threads on here from poor women struggling at home whilst their DH spends hours on an 'outing hobby' His poor wife probably has wrote one of them.

My advice to you is if you are lonely, then look for a relationship with a single man.

Don’t go back. Don’t go where he will be. Block him everywhere. Move on with your life and never let him back in. And as someone else said, stay away from men in relationships.

Have never and would never be the OW because I do not find liars attractive. He is showing you, by his very actions, that he is disloyal and dishonest. Is that something you actually want in a partner? I don’t think it is. And, by “working on his marriage” do you think he’s going to tell her what he’s been doing, give her back her agency and choice? Is he hell. He is a liar and he will always be a liar. View it as a lucky escape and demand better for yourself in future.