Is it possible to love 2 men?

@Glow1971 (354)
Spain
May 17, 2009 2:04pm CST
Two wks ago I went to visit my cousin. She has a boyfriend whom she loves so much and they've been dating for about a year. She confided in me that she has been seeing someone else and says he is a very nice guy and she is very confused. Her dilemma is that she believes she is in love with this new guy. I couldn't believe what she was telling me. Her boyfriend is great with her, he cleans, cooks, laundry, grocery shopping...you name it he does it! What could she possibly see in this "new" guy that she doesn't see in her boyfriend? She still loves her boyfriend but I'm not she knows what she wants. What do you think? How should she handle this situation?
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@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
30 Sep 09
actually it's really possible that we'll fall in love with two different individuals but to a different level of affection. you may love somebody so much but you find that he still lacks something that's why you tend to look for it to another person. i just hope that your cousin won't regret in the end if her boyfriend would be aware that she's seeing somebody else.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
13 Jun 09
Hi Glow! I think that this a great example of the reason why we should remain faithful..lol..Introducing another man or woman into a relationship can only cause turmoil and grief. I think that the thing she sees in her new man..is excitement. A challenge. Some people fall weak to these things. She's in to deep now to get out easily. I think it comes down to making a choice now. Although her b/f may not think so if he found out. This is a really tough one. I guess my best advice would be that she has to choose.
@kprofgames (3091)
• United States
19 May 09
I don't know why it happens but it happens. Maybe they get in a rut in their relationship or it's become routine and the excitment of a new person has her. But yes, she is confused. I don't know if she is afraid of commitment or maybe her current boyfriend is just so nice that she finds it easy to take advantage of him. Like he cares for her more than she does for him. I've seen that before when one was more attached then the other, but they kept them around because they liked all the benefits of the cleaning, cooking, laundry, etc. I don't agree with it. You shouldn't keep a person around just because they are nice to you are treat you like gold. You either love them or you don't. Playing with their emitions is just wrong. I'm sorry but if your cousin is into seeing other people from her boyfriend, then really he isn't her boyfriend at all. She needs to realize that she is effecting his life too and break it off or put more energy into it. One or the other.
@galileo2008 (1170)
• Philippines
21 May 09
I think it's possible to love two persons at the same time, but maybe she loves the other guy more than the other. She must choose between the two of them otherwise there's gonna be a huge problem.
• United States
19 May 09
It's definitely possible to Love 2 men, you love multiple people all the time. However I think being IN LOVE with two men at the same time is a bit of a stretch. What could she possibly see in this other Guy? I don't know ask her.. You never know whats going on in peoples relationships from the outside looking in. He may seem GREAT to you, but it is obvious that she feels something is missing and is seeking that element elsewhere. Is she going about it the right way, probably not. I would agree with your statement that she does not know what she wants. I think she should be honest with her boyfriend express how she is feeling about the relationship and admit that she has been seeing someone else. This relationship is something she is not ready to invest 100% in so she should end it before people get hurt anymore than they have to. Matters of the heart are messy, that is why I choose to stay single until I am ready to consider being married. I date, have male friends.. but the whole boyfriend/girlfriend thing doesn't interest me. Unless you are at point in your life where you are willing to invest in another person 100% and incorporate them fully into your life their is no need to play games and make promises and commitments that in all probability you will not keep.
@jules67 (2788)
• Philippines
11 Jun 09
Your cousin is probably confused. Her boyfriend is great but it thrills her to be meeting someone else. Maybe what she feels for this other guy is appreciation that he is a nice guy. But she has to think things through and sort out her feelings well. Is she willing to give up her current boyfriend, whom he has shared beautiful memories with or be with this new guy she just met?
@soulist (2985)
• United States
18 May 09
I dont think it is possibly to truly love two men. I think she is confused and has two great guys, but loving them both I don't think is possible. I am happy with my man and I could never see myself going out with someone else while I am with him.
@cudamani (996)
• India
18 May 09
In the situation of this type the mind is the best guide and it is also the witness. Whatever the mind says can be followed without the second thought.
• India
18 May 09
be loyal for someone if he is loyal to you..This world is full of cute guys and girls but we can not be in love with all of them...If u do so it is just only physical attraction or u can say need...Love is only for one..U are mature enough to teach ur unmeture friend..Try to take her on right path..It will be good for her to keep her boyfriend loyal Take care
@chastity7 (104)
• United States
18 May 09
Sometimes, the heart does things for reasons that reason cannot understand. I think it is possible to love two people at a time, just different types of love. For instance, I once knew a girl who was in love with her boyfriend, he was the same type of guy, did laundry, dishes, ect. was absolutely perfect, but after a time, the same old routine started taking its' toll. She met a guy who made her heart pound and her palms sweat and loved the excitement of new love. she came to love him as well. why does she take advantage of this boyfriend? because she can. he holds a sense of security for her, she knows she can go out and have fun with new guy and he will still be there when she gets home. sometimes we tend to do what we know, I mean maybe she does want to move on, but she's afraid that this is just a passing fling, and she will end up alone. maybe she does not want to hurt the old boyfriend so she keeps stringing him along. It's a fact, everybody wants to be loved. I think she is exploring her options with this new exciting flame, while keeping old boyfriend in reserve. I'm not saying it's right. I think she needs to do some serious soul searching and maybe she needs to let them both go, since she obviously can't be faithful to either of them. I wish you both the best..
• China
18 May 09
I think it's vanity makes her feel dilemma.If that guy shows no favorable impression to her,she would not be like this.Every girl feels happy when some other good boy is into her.It may be not love.She just feel fresh and one day she will know clearly her boyfriend is the best~
@tundeemma (894)
• South Africa
18 May 09
yea its possible but it is not possible to love them at the same level, you will love one more than the other and that may eventually bring an end to the relationships, so you better stick to one and let the other know his place in your heart, most times women cannot handle two or more men at a time
• United States
19 May 09
The boyfriend is the socially correct one. The new guy is the infatuation. We always go for the infatuation. The infatuation makes us feel better. How do you think bad boys always get the girl ??
@qianmozi (25)
• China
18 May 09
it's understandble to love 2 men at the same time just because these 2 can give her different things. perhaps one is considerate and the other is charming. one can take good care of her while the other does romantic things for her. one can hardly be compeletely satisfied with one person,so she chooses to have two different boyfriends.
• Philippines
18 May 09
Good day.. Well., I guess this is where the idiom love is blind comes in. I mean yes love is blind of faults for the one you love and is also blind of the good things from the one that loves you that you don't care to notice or reciprocate.
@meipan (746)
• Philippines
18 May 09
she only feels curious by doing something wrong or maybe she was thrilled on what she does i had a friend that have the same situation like your cousin had... it's a thrilling sensation, not love...
• India
18 May 09
It's somewhat confusing. How is it possible to feel love towards the new guy? I don't think that the feeling might be exactly LOVE. It may be something else. She may be finding something interesting in the new guy. That's all. But as far as the former guy is concerned, the girl knows that guy very well. She might be having a better understanding with the guy. So the actual love may be towards the former one.
@Archie0 (5652)
18 May 09
she shold have only one guy with whom she is very comfortable and she loves. Its not good to have 2boyfriends at a time. That will rather put her into difficult situation and she is confusing herself
@rich_yu (163)
• Israel
18 May 09
i think yur cousin is just boring or maybe she just enjoy the company of new guy but it cannot love a two person at the same time sha cant be with two person at the same time but for sure theres one of them is trully love of your cousin but in other way if he love is boyfriend and do all those thinks to her wow its a nice guy she should just stay to is boyfriend thats better to her.
@tokwa666 (33)
• Philippines
18 May 09
To save some trouble later. I know men does terrible things when they discovered it by another person. She needs her boyfriend, anybody need a person like him. This new guy must be a balancing element for their relationship.