Is there ever a happy ending?

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Registered: 04-08-2010
Is there ever a happy ending?
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Thu, 04-08-2010 - 3:13pm

Is there anyone on this board who ended up with MM?

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Registered: 03-29-2010
Thu, 04-08-2010 - 3:46pm

ibelieve, there are some "happy endings".

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Registered: 10-03-2009
Thu, 04-08-2010 - 9:08pm

yes, some do have happy endings, if happiness is that both APs divorce and end up with each other.. very rare indeed.. i think i looked up a goofy statictic where the odds were i think .4 %, ie 4 out of a 1000 affairs..


but.. happiness in an affair isn't just "the ending".. i think there are many out there that happily support the AP through a messy divorce, etc w/o any plans or expectations.. there are others who make the A a discreet part of their married lives and accept the limits and the benefits, emotional and other..


so, just as in "real" life, happiness does not have just one definition in an A... but, setting realistic expectations always go a long way in making the A work..


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Registered: 03-25-2003
Fri, 04-09-2010 - 12:41am

Well, I can tell you that happy endings DO happen. I don't know about MM, but I can tell you that I was a MW who left her marriage to be with her AP.

My AP/BF and I have been together for 7 months and I've never been happier. Don't get me wrong, everyday isn't sunshine and roses. We've had our ups and downs - mostly as we both try and adjust to our relationship. I admit that it's hard to go from a 13 year marriage with one person to a relationship with another. There's a learning curve to it.

However, through all of the ups and downs - I've never once regretted leaving my marriage. He's been my strength. He's given me the courage to do what makes ME happy instead of doing what made everyone else happy.

So, yes.. happy endings DO happen. :)

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Registered: 06-09-2003
Fri, 04-09-2010 - 1:53am
I think there CAN be "happy endings", and for my own sake, I'd like to believe it's possible.
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Registered: 04-06-2010
Sun, 04-11-2010 - 7:51pm

I did not had an affair with a married man. But at the end it did hurt me badly. Now, I am on my second affair he not married but we are heading on he same direction.. doom day ! I personally do not believe that affairs can have a happy ending. I know in order for me to find true happiness with a man I must be single again.