STF wrote:grangle wrote:if you want to fuck someone else, end your old relationship first.
I could have quoted other things, but that'll do. And BTW I didn't intend to talk about my problem, just to start a discussion. How sanctimonious some of you are.
There are very good reasons for not ending my present relationship. We own a car, an HDTV, and two cats and a dog together, and are renting to own our current residence (--a good deal, actually). If I leave my girlfriend--which I will probably do eventually, regardless of what happens with my co-worker--I will let her have all of this stuff. (Except the cat that I found and paid for his vet bills and love dearly.) I will have nothing. Of course I would gladly give this stuff up if I were sure my co-worker and I could have some sort of relationship. But for now I will wait and see.
Banal as it sounds, we think we're in love. I have no problem with fucking a few times to see if the addition of physical affection confirms or refutes this feeling. Afterwards we can decide what to do next. I liked my girlfriend just fine before this, and figured we'd get married. I've never cheated before, nor have I ever been an accomplice in cheating. This, in my mind anyway, is a unique situation (for me). This other girl is 100 times smarter, prettier, and cooler than my girlfriend. And I'd be crazy about her under any circumstances. These just happen to be the worst possible.
And bullshit about marriage. If you're 22 and you get married because it seems like a sweet thing to do then two years later you realize you've made a mistake, so be it. It's not the end of the world if a marriage ends. We just want to be more sure about us before we go and fuck everybody's lives up.
I agree than marriages don't always work out but, jeez, you get what you give. If you actually do get married because
it seemed like a sweet thing to do and now you are willing to go behind the back and lie to someone you have a relationship with, I am not sure if you are really deserving of the good parts. Marriage is work.... work that you WANT to do.... work that you would give up things like HDTV and cars and nice apartments to do.... not just when it is convenient or suits your loins
My original post was just my opinion on marriage trying not to add judgement of your situation but man! Your second post makes you out to be a selfish lying dick. When you said "I will have nothing" it made me think that with your attitude toward marriage, your current partner, and to your co-worker and her husband you already do have nothing. Sorry to be so fucking harsh and judgemental but you did ask for opinions and I am being very honest with you.