Loving a family man , sin ?
By Angelpink
@Angelpink (4034)
Philippines
August 20, 2012 2:32am CST
Life is full of mystery and love is the strangest , weirdest thing in this world . One day you will just wake up that you already fall in love with a married man. Nothing immoral you have done but just loving him without any expectation. I call it a pure love. No lust , no desires all pure love. Is it possible ? Yes it is ! The problem here is just he is having a family but yes you are not troubling the family nor ever wish that their family will break up. You loved all the things that he loves that includes his family. Tell me is it a sin if you love a family man ?
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
20 Aug 12
For me, Love is mutual between two single person, a family man is unable to love another woman without cheating on his own wife. He may sweet talk you how deep he love you and care about you, but it is definitely not love except lust. So i personally think it is an undesirable and pathetic act for a single woman to fall in love with a married man which usually belong to someone who has no character and with low self esteem. Whether it is a sin or not, i will leave that for a man/woman of God to answer that for you, which i believe he is able to quote from various holy book of God to clear your mind.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
20 Aug 12
I can't see anyone should be exempted from guilty came out of their own fault in cheating, it doesn't matter what religion her and him believe in. But then again, if a religion can be manupulated by the faithful to justify wrong doing, then i guess it is alright for a person of faith to use it for his/her own advantage over the teaching of God to deceive every simple minded person before him/her. We don't actually need to be in the shoes of a unfaithful/ cheating husband to know that cheating outside marriage is wrong, it is like saying you need to be a murderer before you know that committing murder is wrong and against the commandment of God with the exception that you are a baby or a five years old child.
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
21 Aug 12
Different doctrine , different interpretation with corresponding application. I did not mean that you need to be in man's shoes to know that cheating outside marriage is wrong. What i mean is the emotion of the people involved since you said it is all lust. We can not speak in behalf of what ever emotion they have , we are not the involved there , if we are doing this , then we are just too judgmental . Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Can Muslims be an exemption? Because we all know in their cultures they can marry as many as they can so long as they can support the family. No cheating there , right ?
Friend only the person can tell if it is love or lust , for me its not fair if we will say that it is for lust , we are not in his shoe . Yes we have a great and powerful God, thinking and doing beyond what human being are doing. Friend , i am respecting and thankful for your views..
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
20 Aug 12
I know for a fact that it is always a lie when the women says that they do not want their lovers to breakup with their families, when they say that they do not need their lovers' undivided attention or time or there is nothing wrong at all.
How could it be nothing wrong?
Isn't it cheating when one has to deny the lover's marriage while the lover will have to lie to his wife on his whereabouts when he is with his mistress?
In the wife's shoes, I am sure you would be filled with anger when you find out that your husband is actually sleeping with another woman other than yourself.
Isn't betrayal itself, immoral?
How can it be pure love when both parties are betraying and cheating?
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
20 Aug 12
Playing with fire will only get oneself burn in time to come.
No need to insist on anything because at a certain point of time the girl will want the attention of her lover at the most inappropriate time. Her lover will have to prioritize his commitments before her, by then she will feel left out and second to everything in his life.
Exemption may be at the girl's corner but with someone who has commitment priority is the order of business. By then, I hope that it will not be a rude awakening for both parties.
The conduct of the relationship is so hideous that it just cannot withstand the onslaught of a discovery and how is it justified when it can never be in the open?
Affairs will always be smooth and great at the start, and like all wrongdoings it can never withstand the test of time. At the end of the day, the girl will be at the loosing end when the man she yearns turns his back on her.
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
I am respecting and grateful for your views. I beg to disgaree , i know for a girl into that thing but she got a strong stand not to break the family of the man. She always said to the man , be with your family , love them. As i said , in every rule there is an exemption , might be what you said is true , but to this girl , it is the other thing around that happen. Am not insisting just presenting.. Thanks for your thoughts.
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
21 Aug 12
Thanks for your views . Sometimes we people are just too judgmental in what we seen have out , when in fact we really don't know what is the real score of the situation.
Life is a wheel , it moves up and down .
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
20 Aug 12
Hi... I think, it is no sin to fall in love.. After all, it is not our decision... Love simply happens.. In your case, you've fallen in love with a married guy... Nothing wrong! It just happened... You can even tell him that (I'm hoping he's a wise guy)... But trying to make him love you back will not be justified...
Overall, I think, you have been wise to keep it to yourself... If you tell him, his personal life may get disturbed... So good job! And better, find a suitable guy for you, because you can't go on loving someone silently... Take care...
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@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
20 Aug 12
Hi.. Love is scrifice... And thats why most of us choose not to fall in love.. It mostly hurts... But the feeling itself is good... It is a divine feeling my friend...
I'd recommend you to Move ON... Find a good guy who's single, for yourself... You can't live alone like that, you need to Move On!!! Take care....
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
21 Aug 12
Thanks for the recommendation , as you said it is divine and yes it is !
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
No intention of disturbing his life nor family.Love is a sacrifice right ?
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@meticulo (1286)
• United States
20 Aug 12
I guess it is a sin because in the first place he is own already by someone else in the eyes of man and of God. Even if you have no desire nor plan to ruin his family eventually you will no longer be contented with just seeing him happy together with his family, eventually you will no longer be able to hide your actions and feelings of love to him that would make him feel troubled. I have read somewhere that there is no such thing as platonic love. So as early as possible I guess you have to stop loving him. Why not divert your attention to a man who is single. I guess there are still a lot of them around. Try to ask God's guidance. Ask God to give you a man much better than this man.I know you are a good person. I guess you won't like it if you are in the shoes of this man's wife. Stay focus to Gods message. God bless!
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Some things are not in our hands and not in our control. God is always there and He is the witness in every move that a person do.But i believed , he just so brilliant that He understand things different from the way we do. All things happen because they are meant to happen .
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@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
20 Aug 12
Hi friend, loving a family man is not a good thing, lot of bachelors are available in our world, then why are you interested with a married man? A person who is married is committed with a woman in his life and other women don't fall with this kind of persons, it is the great betraying activity to his wife, even though you loved him including his factory, falling in love with a family person is a great mistake
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Yes friend but i guess she might have reasons which we will never understand and in which could not conforms with our or your conviction in life but isn't it better if we'll not look less in her , because we really don't know what is going on in her life and we are not there to help in her struggles to life..right friend ?
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@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
20 Aug 12
Loving a family man in itself is not a sin, as long as you don't do anything to demonstrate that love for him, nor do anything that will hurt his family, but it is a sin against your own self because you will never have him. All your time, efforts and feelings should have been spent to someone more deserving. Now if you begin to encourage this love, reveal this to him that he in turn gets confused, his family starts getting affected and all for your selfish reasons, then this is a sin in my book, at least.
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@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
20 Aug 12
But that's the reason why we have minds to think, we can't always heed the call of our heart. If we did, there will be lots of broken homes, broken hearts, and broken families. Just because the heart says go for it doesn't mean the mind agrees and thinks its right.
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
21 Aug 12
Perfectly agree with mind over heart but you will agree with me that there are exceptions in life . I did not say that i will break their family , i said that i am brave enough to admit to myself a man who could never be mine. You see my mind knows that i am talking to my heart and admitting.
Thanks for kind words Raine ..
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Raine , we can't reprogram our heart. It has its own world and it follows its own rule. We may know so many brilliant theories about love , but i don't know if the heart accepts and conforms with it . Heart listens to no one but thyself only , it has reason which reason itself doesn't understand. Thanks..
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@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Been there...done that. And it doesn't really end up good, as long as the guy is taken especially a married one. Not good. Well, I just hope things work out well, but if it involves having the family broken, then might as well just step back...and love from afar.
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@marketing07 (6266)
• South Korea
20 Aug 12
No, its not a sin..unless you break his family...for me every human being is allowed to love someone including a married person..but breaking up a family is a sin..
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@angelkarah050182 (4980)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Does he know about your feelings? I hope he doesn't. If you are only loving him I guess that's not a sin. You can continue loving him that way. It's better if you're the only one person who knows about it to avoid any problems. Happy myLotting.
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@Paper_Doll (2373)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
I haven't met a woman who is in love with a married man but does not want to be with him exclusively. That is pretty hard I think and almost impossible. Yes, I don't see anything wrong about that kind of love you mention because the lady isn't really doing anything to express her love to that man so she isn't hurting anybody but was thinking if she isn't hurting herself? I believe that if you love someone, you may not ask for that someone to love you back but you will be happy just to show him that you love him. How would you know if it is really love if you are not showing it? But if you do that, I think that you aren't showing respect to the wife and his family so as respect for your self. I don't want to offend those ladies who fell in love with a married man but I saw an interview that says that falling in love with a married man shows that the girl isn't respecting her own self because of so many single and available guys, she chose a married man. So in the end, she isn't hurting anybody except herself. I don't know if not respecting and hurting yourself can be called as sin. I guess it is. We have to respect our own lives and that of others.
I can't really say that I agree that this isn't a sin especially if there are kids around. This can really lead to misconception that since this isn't considered a sin, they might think that there is nothing wrong with loving a married man.. as long as you don't show it. Because they think that there is nothing wrong with it, they might entertain the feelings instead of ignoring or controlling it. A simple statement, or concept can be damaging to our kids.
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Hi there ! In every rule there is an exemption , yes you might not be able to meet that person , but i tell you that happen to somebody . Yes you may be right saying she's not hurting others but herself but respect is still there. Why to lose respect to one self , when you have done nothing grave but just to love. I believe a person loves somebody because she has a lot of that to her self. How can one give if she don't have that thing ? I might be very hurt , shattered or in pain but it doesn't mean that i don't respect and love myself.
Thanks ..
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@nezavisima (7408)
• Bulgaria
20 Aug 12
Very good discussion congratulations!
I ask is it a sin to love a man in my family is not a sin because love comes and goes without asking.
You just do not expect anything like it and there is nothing wrong everyone has the right to love who he wants and as he wants.
you just have to keep this love within yourself and not to show if you do not suffer his family.
I had a similar situation and I can tell you I know how you feel but there are situations where you have to keep your feelings to yourself so as not to suffer the rest.
Success!
nice day!
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Yes , Nez , It is a matter of managing everything and being in the place where you should be. Know where you should stand and don't occupy that space which is not for you. Have to accept things , what ever is spared then thats it be contented and happy. Life is amazing but beautiful. I love your thoughts , thanks !
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@bdfreelancer (518)
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21 Aug 12
My mylot friend Angelpink, I should say get out of this relationship as soon as possible. This kind of relationship hurts in the end and can break out of the box troubling you and people around you you are living with. The feelings may change over time in favour of the relationship with the married man. Before that happens and to save your and the married man's marriages you should act right away. In my opinion it may seem pure love but it still has all the negative results that might come along.
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
22 Aug 12
Hello my friend bdfreelancer Ji,
Well, I hav ea doubt, how did you find out that it is 'Angelpink ', can be, but if not, ythen such thoughts always take birth before good things come to mind. Just think it over before arriving at conclusion.
May God bless You and have a great time
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
21 Aug 12
Mylot friend bd , thanks for the concern..and thanks for seeing that pure thing. God bless !
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@coelenterata (188)
• Indonesia
20 Aug 12
i think that is not a sin.because like you already said love is full of mystery we can not predict when love will come.it is a sin if you love him and then make his family break up but it is not if you not doing anything just love him in your heart.maybe if you already had someone whom you love and loving you,you can forget him.have a good day
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Loving is not a sin not until we hurt others because of our action. Some things in this life is beyond explanation. Thanks
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@890906 (1)
• China
20 Aug 12
Everyone has the right to fall in love with a person no matter he have been married or not.But we must make ourselves recognize clearly the relationship between you and him.Will it be long?Will it have a bright future? Just remember no matter what happened,we should protect ourselves first.
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Such a cool thoughts. Yes , yes we should not forget the ME.
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@urbandekay (18278)
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20 Aug 12
Love is never wrong, but what action we choose to take is up to use and the action or even an unfulfilled desire to act can be wrong.
A better question might have been is it wise? It would have been wise not to have become intimate with a married man, to have avoided the possibility of falling in love
Now perhaps you will say you shared no time with him, in which case, perhaps it is infatuation not love. How should you tell the difference?
Love is a movement outward, infatuation inward.
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
all the best urban
@urbandekay (18278)
•
21 Aug 12
Many are sure it is love when but only to find later it is naught but infatuation
all the best urban
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
21 Aug 12
A very beautiful thoughts about love and infatuation . But to her it is not infatuation , she's so sure about it. Thanks for those brilliant lines.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Mar 13
If you hide your feelings to him and you just love him secretly, I think it is OK. But in the long term you will feel hurtful. If you love him and you also take action to it, then it is a sin. I still think no matter how much you love him, it is still better to get rid of this feeling because there are so many men in the world. You will find your man who suits you. It is wrong to break other's family.
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
Hi there ! She is only after in loving him and to build a family with him is like impossible . This might be an unconditional love . It is hard to explain but this is really it ! Love moves in mysterious ways. She got no plan to break any family. Have a great day !~
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
21 Aug 12
Hello my friend Angelpink Ji,
Well, if it is correct in letter and spirit, it holds good . My hubby has experience, that where he lived some 60 yrs back, on egirl felt in love exactly in similar condition, but both were pure in thought word and deeds, as my hubby remmebers, She was lying in hospital for previous 20 yrs at the age of 95, though her lover had expired. But She kept her love memorable till last. She has been an exmapalary girl.
May God bless You and have a great time
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
22 Aug 12
[b] Hello my friend Angelpink ji,
So nice of you for understanding my views, provided our heart and minds are pure, they are balanced completely, there should not be slight tiltation. Elese sufferings will come back.
May God bless You and have a great time
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
21 Aug 12
Hello Ji ! Love is a divine thing ! Thanks for that inspiring sharing , greatly learn from it. God bless you too !
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
21 Nov 12
I think that the correct answer to this question really depends on the kind of love that you have for the man. I know that I am a married woman and there is another man that I do love that isn't my husband, however the love that I have for him is the love of a friend and not a romantic love. This kind of love I think is something that is appropriate. However, if the love that I had for him was a romantic love, I don't think that it would be right at all.
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
Hi Dor ! So many kinds of love and mine is just another kind of love also. Each one have different definition of love , and only the person involved can perfectly described it. Morally might not be right but morals is a very broad thing . As long as i am not doing and breaking any law , i have still the right to love him. The thing is i should know the limits and my place.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Oh, Angelpink, I feel for you! Sometimes life is really crazy. This did not just happen to you. What I can tell you is while it is still in the early stages, please make yourself free from the relationship. The more you stay with the married man, the more difficult it will be for you to get out of the relationship. To help you with that, answer these questions:
1. Is it fair to everybody?
2. Are you not hurting anybody?
3. Are you really happy even if you know that the person can never be yours?
I hope you can think about this...Goodluck!
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@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Thanks for that empathy , Jen, fair to me may not be fair to others , each have different definition of it , depending on the conviction and belief of a person. Guess am not hurting anyone , and i can't allow to hurt anybody more on his side.
Yes , his presence is enough.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
21 Aug 12
I guess my concern would be if you are spending time with him or working for him? I guess I would question how you can move someone you don't spend any time with. I feel that some sort of boundary has been crossed for you to fall in love with him in the first place. Even if nothing physical between you there must have been something. It wouldn't make sense otherwise.