Sometimes, I really want to have an affair..
By humairaku
@humairaku (2038)
Indonesia
October 26, 2012 6:50am CST
I'm married with a daughter. I've been married for almost seven years. My husband is actually a nice guy. He lives me a lot and I know it. He can avoid himself in having special relation with other women. I trust him in this matter. But I dont what's wrong with me. Sometimes there's a strong pressure inside me to have an affair with other guys. I never done it before and everytime I think about this intention, I blame myself and tell to myself that I'm totally crazy. I thin I love my husband but I really dont know why I wanna have an affair. I admit that I must be very afraid if the opportunity comes someday. I know that I wont take that chance cos I dont want to break my marriage life for something unsure. Frankly, there's no other guys till today but I often imagine other guys especially my ex boyfriends everytime I have a lonely time. What do you think, mylotters, is it normal? Have you ever had an affair or maybe are u in an affair today? Thanks for sharing..
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11 responses
@reddaylight (16)
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26 Oct 12
I know at some point all married couple will in to the time that they just want to have an affair to someone they not married with. This is not a good sign. you have to remember how much you love you family before thinking that. That mentality, if it continue you'll be tempted and if you give in you are ruining your life, your families life. Remember if you fall into temptation you are murderer.Don't let yourself be added to the statics who fell into infidelity. Its is not normal. you have act now. Infidelity is a sin. A sin is a factory of curse and suffering that will be shouldered by your family especially by your child. yes having an affair is sexy and exciting but the results are horrifying. So, think before you act, think about your family what will happen to them if your marriage will be broken because of that desire to have an affair.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
26 Oct 12
thanks for saying like this, my friend. i know that i will ruin my marriage life if i finally gave affair. and of course i dont want it happen to my family. i love my husband and love my daughter more. i know i will lose them if i have an affair. i can think about this clearly. but i dont know why this tempting intention is like 'inviting' me to do so. thank God i dont have another guys and I hope God never give me opportunity to have affair. once again, i say thanks for all of your advice and i will remember your advice whenever my bad thought comes in my mind. lol.
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@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
26 Oct 12
I agree with reddaylight. Having an affair will only cause more problems and then you will regret your decision but it will be too late. Sorry to hear that you are having these feelings. We all at some time or another have some type of bad thought but the key is not to let ourselves dwell on those thoughts or it will lead to us acting on it. Look for ways to strengthen your marriage and to find more happiness and full fillment with your husband. Have you talked to your husband about your feelings? Maybe the two of you need to take a little romantic vacation. Even if it's only for a weekend.
An affair will only bring heartache and pain. And it definitely does destroy a family. Strengthen your marriage look to your husband for what you need.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
27 Oct 12
i'm speechless cos you're so true..i write this disscusssion under my consciousness to get these kinds of wise words. and i dont regret at all starting this discussion cos i know that life could be meaningful. may God bless you because of your wise words my friend..:)
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
Your husband seems to be a perfect husband that any woman would want. And I guess, him being that good husband, you are looking for a challenge. I think you are not alone to think of that way. But it is much better to stay away from such thoughts. Imagine the repercussions once you involve yourself with another relationship. You will ruin your marriage, your family and your daughter's trust. You do not have any valid reason for doing it. And once married, there is no valid reason fr ever having an extra marital affair.
Why not make something special for your husband. Do things out of the ordinary and rekindle the spark. You might just need some "tuning" with your marriage so that such thoughts of an extra marital affair will ward off your mind.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
28 Oct 12
yeah you're absolutely right about having an affair. i know from the beginning that i will get many advices from here when i wanted to write about this. and i am true! nobody here lets me having an affair even those who ever an affair ih their life. she told me that it's better for me not to have an affair due to her bad experience. your words make me sure more and more that i think something really bad for my marriage. actually i and my husband have a plaan to have a baby cos my daughter will be six years on May so she's old enough to have a sister or brother. but it was too pity i had a miscarriage in September. i did hope that having baby again will kill my bad intention about having affair cos i will be busy with my children. yeah, i'll try my best in my marriage. maybe second honeymoon will help me to love my husband more..:)
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
29 Oct 12
that it a great idea, my friend! getting married gives a very big change to me. i used to be an independent and brave girl before i got married. but after getting married, i am limited by my husband. i went everywhere by my own and always challenge myself to get adventure. then i met my husband whos was an introvert person. but his character whichh is calm and very patient in facing my wild side counqered me. i loved my husband so i didnt mind at all when our parents asked us to get married soon. though i knew that i wont be an independent woman again after married but i was willing do that cos i loved my husband. but i never imagined before that he truly put me in a jail! i cant go anywhere. he lets me to have a job, he lets me to visit my father but he never lets me go out of the town by my own. i know he does this because he really loves me and if i go alone he worries a lot. i can take his 'rule' as a prove that i'm a good wife. but i feel so stuck someday. i ever offered him to have second honeymoon but he is so lazy of doing this and that. he likes to stay at home along the time. he's sooooo family man..:(
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
29 Oct 12
I guess, some married women goes through this phase of thinking the "what ifs". Coz we are aware that some married guys do it, why not the married wives, right? And why not married wives? Because a woman should be given due respect. I do not think any person could give respect to a person whom you know have fallen into that "pit".
I feel you are an outgoing person and you need adventure. Just make or do something with your husband that is unconventional to both of you. Make use of that crazy mind of your work but with your husband!
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
26 Oct 12
hm..is it normal? i don`t know sista..
but i ever read in several books or article, the wish to make an affair with somebody else when still having relationship is like hidden wish..
i mean sometimes we are unhappy with our current couple and there are somebody else beside our couple can fulfill our wish..
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
29 Oct 12
yeah sista....
you`re lucky because we are here for helping our friend..
and your secret is still your secret..
my mother ever said that it`s not easy for being married..
we should understand our couple wish, not only push our wish to them..
sometimes we conflict with our beloeved couple..
like he accept your weakness, and you should do like that too..accept his weakness..
Don`t make your husband angry (term in Hold Quran)..be a good wife for husband and of course a good mother for son or daughter..
and i belive they are proud of you sista
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
your mother is absolutely right, adhyz. getting married us about gatheribg two people, two hearts, two interests and many differences. it's not easy at all cos it could be very painful sometimes. but we're usually able to overcome those problems cos we still want to be together till deaths do us apart. that is why often said that someone wont be really alive until they get married. and that quote is really true. you will feel like in heaven if you're happy with your marriage but your life will be like in a hell if you feel unhappy with your marriage. my mom ever said that hell and heaven is nowhere but in our marriage life. our great prophet said that getting married makes our life complete..
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
28 Oct 12
and i'm sure that every person have that hidden wish..lol..i mean we know that nobody is perfect, some spouses understand aboilut this very well and they can accept their spouse's weakness patiently, but most cant accept their spouse's weaknesses well then they want to get divorce or have affair like me. i ever watched news oon TV that there are more than a thousand divorce cases in one state court in Jakarta every year. you know that there are about four state courts in Jakarta. if one court has more than a thousand cases, you can count how many divorce cases happen in Jakarta every year! it's a very big number. i know that the problem in marriage life is so sophisticated. i hope i can accept my husband weakness as well as i accept his strengths. i know i can destroy not only my family but also myself if i have affair someday. and i will keep my wish as a little secret of me..^___^
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@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
yeah you're right dear friend. what you said is same with all people here about my wish. and you know what, i almost forget about my wish having affair with another guy after i started this discussion. lol. thanks to all people here who gave me enlightment and push me not to have this bad intention..:)
@estremms (324)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
Are you spending quality time with your husband? Do you still make love, cuddle, hug and kiss anytime and talk about anything? If not anymore then maybe this is what's lacking in your relationship that's making you think to have an affair.
@deedee328 (1122)
• United States
31 Oct 12
estremms:
she says that the husband rejects her attempts to have hug him and have physical closeness. I think that his neglect is lending greatly to her desire to have an affair. I think it is sad that couples allow these little intimate interactions to cease to exist. I cannot imagine what it would be like if my husband ever began to resist my attempts to show affection for him. She says her husband is like a refrigerator to her.....
@zeedo666 (150)
• Poland
27 Oct 12
well, maybe if you cheat on him once you´ll understand that it´s nothing interesting so you won´t want to do it aymore. The fact that you desire it may be related with either your personality/genes or your self-estimation. If your two-timing could split up your family it´s better to wait until your daughter is old enough.
@deedee328 (1122)
• United States
31 Oct 12
zeedo:
With all that has been said as to what is lacking in the relationship, I doubt that having an affair will lead to any new enlightenment about the marriage. If she cheats once, she will remember all the things that she is missing with her husband and then she will more than likely continue the affair because it fills the void left by her husbands lack of affection.
@GemmaR (8517)
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26 Oct 12
I don't think that anybody should cheat on their partner, and I think that there could be something seriously wrong with your relationship if you're finding that you actually WANT to have an affair. If you no longer want to be with them then this is absolutely fine, but you should talk to them about it and make sure that they know that the relationship has ended before you do anything with another person. Your husband deserves more than this, and I am fairly sure that you wouldn't like it if he cheated on you.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
28 Oct 12
yeah, you're right. i get jealous easily and get angry esaily too if my husband is seemingly get close with a woma. so what we call about my bad attitude, selfish ha? i'm really sad also when i think about this kind matter. i talk to myself that i'm really crazy, a kind of petson who doesnt grant with all blessings i have today and many more. but sometimes this intention just comes on my mind at glance and steals my consciousness. i know i love my family so thinking about this wakes me up and directly emerges a question to myself: am I alright? is my marriage going well? am I unfaithful and so on. i'm afraid of having this thought. fortunately i live in a good surrounding where having affair is not our habit so i cant find a guy who is potential as my partner, not only in my office but also in my home surrounding. above all, thanks for your opinion. what you're saying is very inspired..:)
@emerillus (467)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
Hi there!
Think about what would you do if your husband has an affair with other women. You wouldn't want that, do you? You have to be faithful to him and think also of your child who might lose her respect for you someday if ever you would pursue that kind of thing.
Anyway, you're just thinking about it, so in order to avoid that in the future, just pray to God that he may enlighten you and never heed to temptations that are boggling your mind. You may even want to talk about it with your husband, so that you can determine what is wrong with you. Maybe you just have to rekindle your romance, like the way it was when you were still boyfriend and girlfriend? Think about it.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
28 Oct 12
maybe i and my husband are bad coupel cos we dont know how to communicate each other. yes it's true. we had a date for one and a half years before we got married but marriage life is something else. it is more complicated and sophisticated so sometimes i stuck on something i dont know how to overcome those problems. i have two jobs and requires me to go home at 7 pm. while my husband goes home at 5 pm..when we both are at home we are in an exhausted condition. no conversation almost at all. we do our habit everyday. and then i find ourslf being far away each other. maybe because of lack of communication imagine another guy to love with and to share evrything with. i know i am totally wrong cos i should fix my problem with my husband, not start a new problem. people here are so inspired with their words. you too..:)
@sriroshan (2585)
• India
26 Oct 12
By reading your post it seem you are double minded in whether to have or start an affair with other guy or not even though you are the married lady and also got one kid. I know you love your husband very much and even you have the faith on your husband. My dear friend same way even your husband loves you and have got the faith on you. Have a control on yourself and never fall for what you thing (having affairs with other guys). Many ladies may have done the friendship or love before marriage with some one else. But once married and having the family, ladies always think about husband and her children
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
27 Oct 12
yeah..you're right..my husband desrves the best of me. for your information only, i dont have an affair today. i also dont have a guy who has close relation with me. i have some male office mates but there's nothing happened among us. we're purely friends each other. so i dont know about myself why i have a crazy intention to have affair with other guys.
@Aja103654 (5646)
• Philippines
27 Oct 12
You may love your husband but maybe your relationship now is not that exciting any more so you would think of looking for other guys who can give some spice back into your love life.
I don't know what is normal. I have never been married. I have a lover for 5 years and never did I once think about cheating on him.
Instead of thinking about cheating and thinking of your ex boyfriends, get over them already! You are done with them. And make your husband your affair. Have a secret affair with him. You can try role play and be creative. I think it's fun to surprise him, be romantic to him and do things you have never done before together with him. Go to an interesting love hotel. I think you'll be fine. XD
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
26 Oct 12
Why would you really want to do it? If you are curious or you just want to feel the thrill, why don't you and your husband role play? Pretend like he's your lover, meet somewhere, like a hotel or something and just pretend. Just look at your daughter. Do you really think its worth risking?
I am not judging you, I mean I don't really know your life and all. This is just my POV as a married woman. In my opinion, it's just wrong and please don't go there, the consequences isn't worth the hiding and the excitement. Whatever decision you come into, please think about it carefully.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
28 Oct 12
yeah, maybe it's about curiosity. sometimes i really want to know how does it feel loving other guy beside my husband. but that curiosity does not offend me too much cos i have loved some guys before i got married with my husband today. maybe you dont believe me that i want to have an affair with no reason. i mean, sometimes we do something with no reason right? you may be angry to me cos i want to do something serious but i do it with no reason..! yeah, i think i'm weird, crazy, abnormal or else. i admit that sometimes my emotion is so changable. when i am at a very low level of my consciousness, i then think something crazy such as having affair or even getting divorce. yeah, i think i need to see a theraphyst..lol..