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Is it love?
Category: Relationships and Society > Relationships Asked by: 770715-ga List Price: $30.50 |
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13 Aug 2006 12:43 PDT
Expires: 12 Sep 2006 12:43 PDT Question ID: 755596 |
Ok this is a tough question. I love a woman, and I am going through a divorce. I want to be with this other woman. She has been with me since I am going throught the divorce. Whether or not she is the cause of the divorce has no bearing. She has been waiting for me, 9 months. Since then she has had thoughts about not wanting to ruin a relationship, thinking she is the cause. So she thinks this way and then at the time time thinks the best thing for her is not go out with another man, for dinner 3 times. She says she wants to forget about me, so she does that. We continue our relationship, and she confesses to me recently about this matter. I was upset about this. My question is, should I be upset? Should I just let go of this act? Do I have any right to fault her? I think something moremay have gone on, but she denies any of that. WHat course of action or thought should I take on this? I truly do love her, and I know that should be then end, but love is such a life altering decision. Thank you! |
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Re: Is it love?
Answered By: hedgie-ga on 26 Aug 2006 02:02 PDT |
Hello apoptosiss-ga During, and even few years after the divorce the feelings of guilt are common: The Divorce Initiator and The Grievance of Guilt http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org/vaPickhardt.htm Sensitive women would pick up a feeling of guilt in her partner, in addition to what she can feel herself (as a possible marriage breaker). That would explain why " she thinks this way and then at the time time thinks the best thing for her is not go out with another man, for dinner 3 times. " For this reason it is always advisable to first have a clean completion of previous relationship, before initiationg a new one. Of course Love is not a decision, only marriage and divorce are. so we cannot always choose. Your question: " should I be upset? " has a clear answer: NO. You are living in a triangle and are not able to offer to a women which you love what she has a right to expect. I am not sure if saying 'NO' is going cure the upset, but you should control your jealousy as much as you can, keeping your new relation quite and loving and low key, without demands and reproaches. After you are free, and feeling of guilt quiets down, then you can talk about marriage and how you both feel about what is acceptable in a relationship. If you want Clarification (RFC), please say more about the background of the parties. Not names of course, but ages, are there children?, where do you live (USA?) ethnic backgrounds , phase of the divorce, is it contested?.. Meaning of actions depend on culture and cannot be analysed in vaccum. Please, read dhe disclaimers at the bottom of this page. This service GA is not substitute for a professional (relationship and marriage) counseling. I suggest that you (or you both) make an appointment with professional counselor, a psychologist - who can meet you face to face (= f2f). Search Term: marriage counseling to which you add your city, state, ethnic and/or religous background ... will bring many sources of professional advice. Alternatively, you ask at your (or local) church for recommendations. While I understand the lure getting a purely anonymous querry/answer like this (which is why I am givimg the non-professional opinion), the issue is so important that to dicuss this f2f with a psycologist is strongly recommended. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jealousy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce and feel free to ask for clarification. Hedgie |
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Re: Is it love?
From: apoptosiss-ga on 13 Aug 2006 12:49 PDT |
See: You are already going through the divorce; so now - whether it was caused by HER or not is out of the Question. If you let this get to you, you will lose BOTH women; not just one. "truly love" - "waited 9 months" "confessions" = all sound like care and love, so stick with HER - for a change! |
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Re: Is it love?
From: prince_55-ga on 26 Aug 2006 00:24 PDT |
Dear Sir, In India we are very conservative and orthodox. We love our family and our kids. Because our wife is better half (half of our life). We will not take any haste decision in our life matters. If your love is true do not let down your wife. You should love your wife and your family. Sex is only a part of life. But love and affection is eternal. Do not change your life partner. Life is so beautiful. Do not try to spoil it. Listen some good music and books and try to understand your wife feelings. She is also a human. Talk talk talk that is the only way to understand your wife |
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Re: Is it love?
From: tripletksa-ga on 31 Aug 2006 10:37 PDT |
770715-ga, I think it's only natural to get jealous. We are, in fact human. We have feelings that we cannot help, and since you're already going thru a divorce, it's just a more confusing time for you. I think that you should talk to her about it. Tell her that you're really in love with her and make her feel that regardless if you're with HER or NOT, you're going thru with this divorce. Tell her that it's not her fault, because that's obviously how she feels. Also make it clear to her, that you WANT to be with her because she is a wonderful person BLAH BLAH explain how she makes you feel and how you feel towards her, and how you're jealous that she's going out with other men, only because you dont want to lose her. I hope this helps & Good Luck. |
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