We finished the partnership, that was by then 10 years very very long friendship. It had been profoundly painful.

We finished the partnership, that was by then 10 years very very long friendship. It had been profoundly painful.

Renee

First to Charles, about 15 years back I became in a situation that is similar you. I happened to be 36 then as well as in love with a much older man who was simply faithfully hitched for over three decades. We had been dear buddies for quite some time doing volunteer interact before we discovered someplace over the line we’d dropped in love and stated it aloud. There is absolutely nothing flimsy about either of us or our emotions. It had been genuine and honest. Often, since difficult as it really is for many (readers like Steve and betrayed wives) to trust, love can occur by shock also to people that are good. I happened to be utterly unprepared for this. I’ve since learned there could be underlying unresolved issues in ours lives and relationships that will make us more susceptible to love outside inside our marriages, but those activities aren’t easy to understand whenever your heart is captured. Continue reading