very well said
mynameisxtine, sabi ko nga i perfectly understand where you're coming from pati lahat ng sinasabi mo ngayon.. Di mo man aminin, it's a defense mechanism of some sort dahil ikaw ang nasa sitwasyon na yan ngayon. I could totally relate dahil lahat ng sinasabi mo ngayon eh sinasabi ko rin noon. Kahit anong sabihin natin, when we are the mistress/third party/kabit, lagi tayong nasa 'defensive' mode.
It's true na sa side ng affair partner na babae eh hindi lang sex, hindi lang yung sarap, na nasasaktan din siya, nA you're not really a 'cold-hearted b*tch' na nang-aagaw ng asawa ng may asawa, na kesyo complicated, etc. etc. Pero at the end of the day, we cannot hide the reality na may asawa/gf pa rin siya. Sabi nga ni sis
funstuffjoan0109(congratulations nga pala sis -- ako rin ikakasal na sa march), REALITY SUCKS diba? How about for the guy? Really, what's in it for them?
Men can give a lot of reasons as to why they cannot leave their marriages/existing relationship which is also the reason why some woman gets to be the victim. Like in your case, alam ko na ikaw ay biktima rin dito. Though you also have a fault by letting yourself willingly into this wrong kind of relationship, YOU ARE ALSO A VICTIM. NAGMAMAHAL KA LANG KASI.

Natatawa nga ako kasi ganyang-ganyan din yung ka-affair partner ko before. Ang tawag pa nga sa kanya ng mga friends namin ay 'under' kasi hindi raw makatanggi kay misis. Panay deny naman si guy but the truth is, he's really a coward. Don't take this personally on me sis ha it's just that I'm speaking from my personal experience which is like a twin to yours.
Alam mo ba isa sa mga na-realize ko nung unti-unti na 'kong kumakawala is, how coward is the guy
I thought I've fallen in love with. Ganyang-ganyan din kasi noon. Na mahal na mahal niya raw ako but it's
complicated(na gaya ng sabi mo) to leave our families and kids behind. Sabi mo nga,
Men don't leave their marriage because they have a better offer somewhere else. They leave because the relationship doesn't make them happy.As what you said, he's already married. Shotgun wedding? Sorry but I don't believe in that. He has all the time in the world to run. Even before he says 'I do'. And from what you said, his wife threatened to leave him that's why he got married? Sis, I'm concerned, because that's clearly got you blinded. If he is not happy, then he shouldn't have married in the first place. So the fact that he got married when his wife threatened to leave him
clearly indicates that he DOESN'T WANT HIS WIFE TO LEAVE HIM. They even have kids when his wife threatened to leave him? So he seduced his wife just for her not to leave him which resulted them having their kids? Am I getting it right? Or am I right?
Sorry sis ha, pero I'm just analyzing every detail you've given us and thanks for sharing it.
But for me(at naisip ko rin ito sa dati kong affair partner), the fact that he can't stand and decide on his own wife and kids which is TECHNICALLY the priorities on his life right now makes me ask myself: What more pa kaya ako na affair partner lang?
He
lets them direct his life literally means that when time comes... somebody -- could be a close friend of him or his wife, a relative, or anybody that knew their relationship -- caught the two of you in the act (not really 'that' thing) but by being together and kinuyog ka na ng mga tao to the point na you'll be getting harsh messages, emails, calls, or worst puntahan ka nalang bigla sa bahay ninyo NG KUNG SINUMAN -- I knew someone who went through all this -- eh sa palagay mo kakayanin ba niyang ipagtanggol ka when in fact gaya nga ng sabi mo eh he let others direct his life which even lead him to marrying his wife just because he was threatened? How could he protect you from all of these if ever this will happen when even he wasn't able to save himself for a lifetime misery just because sinabi lang na iiwanan siya???
Para sa'kin lang ha, yung tipong pinakasalan niya ang asawa niya wag lang siyang iwan means that his wife is valuable to him.
And yes sis
funstuffjoan0109 tama ka, iba-iba talaga ang reasons pero what's the reason why didn't he leave his wife? Don't tell me financially? I'm just curious. Kasi kung financially then it only means wala siyang capacity na bumuhay ng pamilya. Ngayon kung siya ang bumubuhay ng pamilya niya then I can't see any reason why he can't leave his wife but it's because he values her so much that he even married her.
Sis, sometimes men tend to eat their peace of cake and take advantage of the best of both worlds because they can get it for free. Why will he leave his wife nga naman when he can get anything from you ng walang kapalit? Why go over the headache of leaving his wife and have their marriage annulled, his reputation stained, and have others criticize him when he can keep you???
You that is so willing to give yourself for free.
You can say we don't stand in where you're standing at but I guess you're not valuing yourself much dear. I'm sorry for others that were criticizing you right away but it's because yes, they don't understand it and you just have to accept it. Kahit anong sabi mo na wala kasi kami sa sitwasyon mo, hindi talaga maiintindihan yan ng nakararami dahil kahit anong gawin natin eh pag-aari pa rin ng iba ang ating kinakasama.
Ke maganda man ang pagsasama nila ng asawa niya o hindi, at bali-baligtarin man natin ang lahat, third party/other woman/affair partner/second best ka pa rin.
I'm not condemning you in any way, trust me. Pero I think there's much more in you than to settle for someone who's taking advantage of your weakness. If you're not happy in your current relationship(I know you're gonna say it's easy for me to say it but you know you should do the right thing), then be single and enjoy it. Don't settle for somebody who only makes you second best.
I can sense na matalino ka, maybe you're even pretty in person so why settle for someone who cannot fight for you and make you his number 1???
Do you want to be the 'kept woman' for the rest of your life???
Sorry dear ha, I'm just concerned. Pero at the end of the day, it's still you na masusunod. I'm just sharing my story. Gusto ko lang sana na ma-realize mo na ang mga babaeng kagaya natin ay di dapat niloloko, kundi minamahal, tinataas sa bandana, at ipinagmamalaki sa lahat. HINDI TINATAGO.
Lalo na kung it's A SPECIAL PERSON LIKE YOU. YOU DESERVED SOMEBODY SPECIAL. and I'm sure GOD HAS PREPARED SOMEONE SPECIAL FOR YOU TO BE WITH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE at hindi panandalian lang. Consider the long term sis. I'm sure you've already asked yourself(even once) how long would this kind of relationship last...
Yun kasing pagtatagong ginagawa namin din ang nakapagpamulat ng aking mata sa katotohanan kung hanggang kailan niya ako kayang panindigan sa panandalian naming kaligayan(naks rhyme ba??

) Anyway kidding aside, nagising nalang ako one day na ayaw ko na pala ng ganung klaseng relationship. Nakakapagod. Nakakababa ng pagkatao. Nakaka-degrade ng pagkababae. Nakaka-guilty. I feel pathetic.
Anyway tapos na yun and I'm more than happy I was over it.
Kasi naaalala ko nun, oo lagi kaming masaya, lagi kaming walang problema, nakakalimutan namin ang mga tao sa paligid namin pag magkasama kami na para bang may sarili kaming mundo, para akong nalulusaw pag tinitingnan niya ako, at ang haba-haba ng hair ko kasi feeling ko gustung-gusto niya ako... pero di ko man maamin noon na kaya ko nang aminin ngayon, eh mas malamang ang kalungkutan ko nung may ganun akong uri ng relasyon. At iniisip ko rin lagi na pag kaya nakalusot siya sa asawa niya at pinili na niya ako at nagsama na kami eh makakasiguro kaya ako na hindi niya rin yun gagawin sakin or nung may affair pa kami eh baka naman may other other woman pa siya??? Hindi ko na naatim na nabubuhay ako nun sa pagdududa at pag iisip pag di na kami magkasama at di ko rin maatim pag naiisip kong ang relasyon namin ay walang matibay na pundasyon kundi sa nagsimula ito sa isang pagtataksil, pagtatago, at kasinungalingan.
I'm going to pray for you to have an open eyes and mind sis.
Your value is much much more than where you're at now.
Thanks for reading...