when you catch your partner or husband looking at other women how do you react?

@yanjiaren (9031)
January 24, 2007 1:26pm CST
now i am a bit old fashioned and my heart sinks every time my beloved looks at another woman..and i know the one's he goes for too..the intellectual midtown columbia university types. In the beginning i showed him my vulnerable side that i was jealous..what a mistake man!! now i kinda ignore it and sometimes make the odd comment in a joking way..he just calls it window shopping..like girls like to look at expensive bling but can't afford to buy it!!! now what can one answer to that? i like the Quranic point of view where i read once where it says that believing men and women should lower their gaze..i told him that and do you know what his reply was? "good i will become muslim and get you some sisters, i.e more wives".. my reply.. "over my dead body mate, you can divorce me first!!!" anyway..my personal point of view on this is that if we are just looking and admiring a person from a creation point of view i don't think it is basd..but when you are on a date with someone and they are looking elsewhere i think it is insensitive and it sucks..
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40 responses
• India
25 Jan 07
first i will kill him and then i will kill that girl , that is the only way out for me to do .
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• India
24 Jan 07
I Want to tell you one thing, if you press a spring more it will jump twice. there is a nature of human being that if you say somebody not to do something he/she will do that whether in you are present or not. But if you say go and do anything (lightly) he/she will think that leave it I can do it any time and that any time never comes. So, Don't be jealous. If he is making jokes on your jealous then lightly you make some jokes on him. But take care do not hurt him. never ... Never... afterall you love him.
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@yanjiaren (9031)
24 Jan 07
i never argue or retaliate (how boring you might say).. but trying to be a cool girl and not a greek fireball is very difficult..i have never made a scene or fussed..just winged..and like you say..whatever someone will do they will do..i do trust him..i know he loves me..and he did choose me above everyone else..even though we both live in different countries at the moment..(tha'ts another story).. i want to ask men too..if your women do 'window shopping' how do you feel?
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• United States
25 Jan 07
Wow, I don't see "looking" a big deal. i honestly believe as long as they are looking and not talking about how hot that girl was then I am cool with looking. I do not get jealous over that. Be honest with yourself everyone judges by appearence nowadays so I believe married or not everyone is guilty of this.
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@limcyjain (3516)
• India
25 Jan 07
I wont worry about my husband looking at other girls because i know this very well that at the end of the day he is simply mine and nobody's else.
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@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
24 Jan 07
My husband and I really enjoy people watching. We will wonder about people's lives and what their stories are. It doesn't bother me when my husband looks at women, he's going home with me, and that's what counts.
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@yanjiaren (9031)
24 Jan 07
yeah that is the truth..he says that too...but guess cos i am 100% faithful it feels a little bit painful..but i don't let it ruin our relationship..that part i did learn early..guess i have never loved so passionately and am learning to channel and control that passion in a positive way..not easy to get the balance right
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@judyt00 (3497)
• Canada
24 Jan 07
No, hon you mustn't see it that way. Think of him seeing your marriage theway he looks at his car. If you a man and love/like your car, you will clean it, make sure the oil an fluids are filled, and tinker under the hood, even when you don't know what's going on under there and you are so familiar with every sound it makseand know when something iswrong. You remember all the fun things you did, and some of the times your car left you stranced waiting for AA to come help you. you can tell people what caused every stain and tear on the upholstery, sell that car, never, but look at the expensive sleek new models, sure, what man doesn't bur, buy one, hell no! those thingsjustrequire too much maintanance, besides You love your old car so much you've even goven it a nicknmae. many men see their marriages the same way. Their wife is the best thing that happened to them ever but its fun to look a the expensive little girls, but would he trade you in, Hell NO! he is in tune to the way you are, knows your voice ans looks, and knows when something is wrong.He's gotten comfortable with loving just you, and wouldn't change it for all the expensive little tarts in their 3 piece suits in the world. If the day comes that he stops looking at those little girls, you should get him to a doctor, because that is theday he's decided to die.
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@yanjiaren (9031)
24 Jan 07
i have a lot to learn and about men too..thankyou
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@umair2hot (1220)
• India
25 Jan 07
Well first i will get shoked buh i should about that person that who is the person standing with my husband or wife..first i will know about him or her after it i will take decision..first i will know which kinf of person he is or she is and what relationship existing between both after that will think negative or postivi !
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• United States
25 Jan 07
My bf and I have a little "policy" type of thing where you can look, but not touch. I mean, there are pretty girls out there, and there are cute guys still...but my bf and I love each other anyway so we know that no harm's going to come out of it. Although sometimes I get a little bit jealous. But I know my bf loves me. :)
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@shahinshk (384)
• United Arab Emirates
25 Jan 07
IF YOU LOVE THIS PERSON THEN START TRUSTING HIM FOR THE MORE YOU WILL STOP OR PUT RESTRICTIONS THE MORE THERE ARE CHANCES OF HIS FLIRTING AROUND. MAYBE HE WILL STOP DOING THIS IN FRONT OF YOU AND WILL DO BEHIND THE BACK WHICH IS STILL MORE WORSE. START KEEPING FAITH IN HIM, EVEN IF YOU FEEL JEALOUS DO NOT POUR YOUR FEELINGS OUT LET IT BE IN YOU AND MAKE HIM FEEL COMFORTABLE AT THAT TIME. WITHIN NO TIME HE WILL REALISE THIS AND WILL CHANGE HIMSELF AUTOMATICALLY. MAYBE TO MAKE YOU FEEL MORE JEALOUS OR UNCOMFORTABLE HE MAYBE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE
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@peni88 (469)
• United States
25 Jan 07
it doesnt bother me that my husband looks at other women. i know that he loves me. he comes home to me every night. i look at other men but my heart belongs to him. we sometimes kid each other about it.
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• India
25 Jan 07
I must tell you truthfully speaking... my heart also sinks a bit but then as soon as i look into the eyes of my beloved i see nothin else and no one else will ever get a room there and her heart so much feels like mine that all my worries fly... she tries to pull my leg but as soon as i hug her i understand everything that is true and i feel so proud sometimes..... I love er a lot and i trust her more than myself.....
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• India
25 Jan 07
When I catch my partner behaving that way and giving such answers to his behaviour I will definitely get enraged.I will tell him directly to stop it or leave me.I will tell him to stop doing such things.I agree with you on the point that it is insensitive on their part and it hurts some people.It is poor behaviour and should not be tolerated.It also shows us how inconsiderate he is to our feelings and emotions.Why should we continue to spend time with such men?I will stop meeting him and ignore him after telling him my point of view.
@mrscinxav (118)
• United States
25 Jan 07
i ll look at her and i ll try to grasp her attractions...simply i ll ignore those glances
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• United States
25 Jan 07
Yanjiaren, no need feel that way. Your husband is correct, his just window shopping. My grandmother talked to me years ago about this subject and she said "as long as the man is not turning his head or not paying attention to where he walks while looking at other women, it's okay. After all he has eyes and he's going to look." Dear, do as I do..make it a game. When he looks at another woman, you say "yea she does look good doesn't she." And when you look at other men, say "this male window shopping is fun and he does look good"! Generally, if your husband knows that you're looking at other men will slow he down of looking at other women. Good luck!
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
25 Jan 07
My husband looks at other women who are skinnier and prettier than me. Honestly I dont care. I know where his heart lies. I know who he is sleeping with at night. I know who he goes home everynight after work to see. That is all that matters to me. The way I look at it he can look but NOT touch.
@34momma (13882)
• United States
24 Jan 07
LOL!! that was funny about him getting you some sisters! anyway, i don't have a problem with my man looking. he will even point out to me that he thinks a woman is nice looking. i am not the jealous type. i believe that a person is going to do what they want to do. and acting like a nut is not going to stop that! have fun with it i say. if both are not having fun with it then it is a problem.
@moonmagick (1458)
• United States
25 Jan 07
I usually just say, "Oh shes cute, you looking to upgrade? Just remember when you trade up, the expenses are usually higher" or "I wonder if she does dishes" Depending on his mood we either laugh and joke about it, or he gets embarrased. I figure if he wanted to be with someone else, he would. So I try not to let it get to me. Though I have to admit it bugs me more since I had our baby. I am not really sure why though.
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@kabella50 (309)
• United States
25 Jan 07
And as long as you stay with this man, this surely is the treatment you will receive.Don't you deserve some one who only has eyes for you? Of course you do,dump that zero and find you a hero,don't be scared,he's out there.Blessings.
@yanjiaren (9031)
25 Jan 07
he has so many good ppoints i couldn't dump him lol.. yes it may be a minor weakness...that could lead to a major sin..but i trust God places love between two hearts and as God is watching ..i am sure He will help keep his conscience straight..well he does say..when i am away..that whenever he looks at a girl my face pops up in his mind and he remembers me..now THAT at least i like lol
• Pakistan
25 Jan 07
If I see my lover or my wife or my girl friend watching at another guy I wont react anything but I feel that she is starring then maybe I would be quite disoppointed or maybe angry on her too.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
25 Jan 07
Hi. When I see my husband look at another woman it kind of hurts my feelings. But later i will mention it to him, and he will say, what woman. He says he just looks at people, man or woman. We canbe watching television or something and I will see a pretty lady and I will say "shes pretty". He will say no way. I will say come on now, yes she is. He says well I dont think so. Sometimes he does agree on some of them that I do say are pretty. so maybe he is not really looking at other women in lust, just looking at them period.
@yanjiaren (9031)
25 Jan 07
wow..i woke up this morning and had such an interesting read! i notice when it affects me more..when i am not feeling good withih myself.. i just realised..the fault is with moi.. like one lady said..if they are gonna look or do..they will do it..when i feel good about myself..i feel less the pinch..