on being the "other woman"...
By tootsier
@tootsier (47)
Philippines
September 9, 2008 10:16am CST
i was talking to an old friend who shared her story of being the "other woman". the pains, fears and of how she's going thru with it. and i can really say that it takes a lot of courage & strength for these people to keep that certain faith that someday, somehow they'll end up together with the man they truly love.
different cases and different stories.
they may have had their hearts rule over their head, but i think these people too deserves the right to be heard & not be judged as unworthy individuals in our society.
4 responses
@pinkytabor (818)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
These "other women" are not unworthy individuals in our society. They do have the right to be heard, for whatever reasons they have in choosing to love and have an affair with a married man. Of course, they have the right to choose whomever they love, for they are also women...just "the other" kind of women. I think mistresses do not need our judgement. They just simply need help, to be able to look over their need for some kind of love that hurts and breaks a family apart. And they need to know their worth as a woman, that they don't deserve half a man, a portion of his time, and portion of his attention, and a portion of his heart.
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
9 Sep 08
I could never imagine being the other woman, because I don't think I could ever handle the emotional and mental stress that goes along with it. It does take a lot of strength and courage, but if you knew a man was married wouldn't you NOT want to be the other woman? Wouldn't you want to have him all to yourself and not wondering if she would find out about you?
@glay22 (512)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
yes, society always have something to say when they hear or know that a girl is the other woman. Though we may understand but we can never comprehend how they feel. My friend has a boyfriend who is already 5 years separated from his wife. Not living together.. plainly separated and still waiting for annulment. She doesnt consider herself as the other woman because she was not the cause of the break up. They are just waiting for the annulment case to take action and she will wait until they will be together finally. She has been through a lot of pains and sacrifices and the guy is showing his efforts and giving my friend an assurance thay everything will be okay soon. I know she is having a hard time going thru everything everyday 
but she is very strong because she can handle every painful word anyone can throw at her. These women may be using their heads but maybe for them, the relationship is the only thing that makes them happy and their only reason to live 
but she is very strong because she can handle every painful word anyone can throw at her. These women may be using their heads but maybe for them, the relationship is the only thing that makes them happy and their only reason to live 