Can't believe I did what I did!

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Registered: 08-11-2003
Can't believe I did what I did!
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Fri, 12-12-2003 - 12:23pm
I am here again! But this time I am really really going to try and stay here. I had an emotional A for about 6mths then last week it turned very physical..it was very good :-)

But now I am completely disgusted with myself. I can't believe that I jeopordized my life with my wonderful H for that 20mins. I have been controlled by this A for too long now. I have ignored my kids, lost interest in my H, lost touch with real friends, all just so I could feel wanted by another man. This man was good at making me feel wanted at the beginning, but I did know all along it was about the sex. So now I am embarassed that I became another one of his conquests, one more point for hime, arghh. See we were really good friends and he told me about all his adventures, then he turned to me...I saw it coming yet I still refused to duck and got smacked in the face. So now I sit here today with crap all over my face and he's gone about his merry way enjoying his wonderful single life.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't do anything terrible, he just played the game better. I lost. He still contacts me, but it is just to talk dirty or to plan to meet. I can't believe I would hurt my H like I have. I haven't told him nor do I plan on telling him, but every night before we goto bed I silently say in my head sorry to him. I feel like his soul knows, I am soooo sad for this.

Will I get over it, will I be able to move past it? Can this make my marriage stronger now that I realize what I got and what I could lose? I just want it all to go away!

Happy

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Registered: 09-26-2003
Fri, 12-12-2003 - 3:16pm
It's interesting that your refer to it as a game. I have done that myself. Will you get over it? Yes, in time. As for getting past it, I am still working on that. The thing that I found the most difficult is the range of emotions that I have gone through.

As for your H, I started looking at mine in a different light. All of the things that were so annoying to me I am now accepting. I transferred all of the energy I was putting in the A into my marriage and it has really improved. One thing that I thought was very helpful was reading the book, His Needs, Her Needs by Willard Harley. It has so much good information in it. I'm not a huge advocate of self-help books, but I wish I had read this one about 8 months ago and I wouldn't be in the mess. My A was mostly emotional with very little physical contact (kissing is about it).

Best of luck to you. If you can, strive for no contact what so ever. You will hear that over and over on this board. XMM and I work together so I can't do that, but I have very limited contact and that does help.

Hope this helps a little. Have a great day.

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Registered: 11-19-2003
Thu, 12-18-2003 - 9:47am
Happy, are you around? I have been thinking about you and wondering how you are doing. Please update me on your thoughts and situation. Here is an update from me. I didn't do the phone sex thing to SG on his birthday like you and others suggested. Instead I called his cell, did not block my # and was going to leave a very short happy birthday message. Well, surprise, he answered his phone. I told him I just wanted to wish him a happy birthday. He seemed so surprised and said that is so sweet, thanks so much, I really appreciate you calling. He told me about a trip he is going on over new years and I said can I stowe away in your luggage, he said "YES". He actually asked me how I was doing and seemed like he cared. Anyway, he then had to go and I said, hey call or e-mail me sometime, let me know how your trip goes, he said, I will, definately I will. I said "bye" and hung up. I am not going to contact him again. So, I hope to hear from you and I will probably see you around here. Hope things are better, C