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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureEtiquette · 1 decade ago

Is possible for a man who is married to fall in love with another lady, then leave their wife for that person?

I am in love with this man that is married and he loves me too.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Believe me.. I would not do this.. a married man often mistakes infatuation for love.. and in the end when he thinks what he has to give up to get out of this marriage.. like losing his house if he and his wife own one. and have a car.. well if he leaves her.. he owes her the car and the house will have to be put on the market and the price split between them. Depending how long they have been married.. but if they have been marrid 15 or 20 years. he is not going to leave his wife.. even if he may not be in love with her. he values his creature comfort more .. and knows what he will have to give up.. that makes the love for another woman not quite as sweet anymore as it would if he could keep everything.. especially if they have children .. then he has to pay alimony and will probably want to continue seeing his kids and the kids will resent you as the intruder.. and if he is older and his kids grown. then he may have grandchildren and he doesn't want to give them up either.. so those are all reasons why married men are often willing enough to have affairs.. but they are quite unwilling to actually take the final step and get a divorce because that means.. they lose almost all they got and they are the guilty party. if they had an affair.. so he has to pay for his wife. if she doesn't work.. he has to provide for her at least until she can work.. he has to pay alimony and if he really does love you more than all that. .then you have to go to work to pay for the alimony for the kids and for the things he owes his wife.. everything they bought together during their marriage .. half of it is hers.. so you will be working to allow her kids to go to college.. and you and him will live on a minimum income.. because this will swallow up a lot of money and even if you are a romantic. when you got to work and he has to work hard. neither one of you will feel very romantic and when there is hardly enough money to buy food, let alone to go on a holiday together because it's all going elsewhere.. the relationship that may have been love at first.. will soon sour.. under that strain.. I strongly advise you to not do this.. to let this go and find yourself a man who is widowed or divorced already.. then you won't have these problems and you won't disrupt a family .. you will get over this guy.. believe me... I was the other woman once.. and it did not last long. the divorce settlement was almost complete and in the last minute he went back to his wife. so I speak from experience.. it's not worth it.. and you feel bad for the other woman if you want to or not...you feel like the intruder even if you may feel love.. i would never do something like that again and I was glad actually when he told me he is going back to his wife...

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, it's absolutely possible. And then, when he's married to YOU he will most likely fall in love with someone else and leave YOU for HER. Men very rarely change their behavior. So if you want to marry a known cheater, don't be surprised when he cheats on you. At least you'll know what you're getting. And you have the knowledge that you helped break up a marriage. You guys deserve each other. Good luck to you.

  • 1 decade ago

    Always put yourself in other's shoes, if you were his wife you wouldn't like it if another woman took your hubby away from you, he could do the same to you later, he can also return to her after many years, why you ppl always fall for married men and women..there are loads of singles out there dying for a chance and you just go for ppl withestablished families!!! Can't believe it!

    This happens all the time butr plz have mercy on her, think of her crying and helpless after he leaves her, think about Karma, you do good things then good things happen to you, you do bad things and bad things happen to you.

  • julz
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Sure, it happens every day. It also happens that the married man never leaves his wife but continues to tell the other woman whatever she wants to hear just to keep her around. There's really no way of telling which you are.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Of course it happens, but is that how you want to start off a life together? It calls to mind the expression that the man who marries his mistress has created a job opening. Will either of you ever be able to trust each other, knowing that you're both willing to lie and cheat on your marriage vows? Doesn't sound like the start of a great life to me.

  • 1 decade ago

    It happens, but be very weary. That man made a commitment and is now willing to break it. He was unfaithful to his current wife (in order to fall in love with you he's obviously been cheating on her). He may in turn do it to you later on. If a marriage is having problems he should deal with those problems before entangling anyone else in it, it's unfair to everyone involved.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is possible but highly improbable that a married man would actually leave his wife for his mistress. Most married men tell their mistresses that so they will stay with them however the odds are against them ever leaving their wife, especially if they have children.

  • Don't let yourself fall for a married man ever.

    There are NO GUARANTEES.

    What makes you think that if you "land him" he won't

    end up cheating on you as well...?!

    DO YOU WANT A CHEATING MAN IN YOUR LIFE?

    Put yourself in the shoes of his wife... how would you

    like to be her?

  • Pink
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    It is more likely that a married woman would leave her husband for the lover on the side..because a woman usually cheats for emotional reasons. Men cheat for sexual reasons..majority of the time.. I would say..there is out of 100% on a 2 percent chance, that he would leave his wife for you. and a 100% chance that if he does that..you will be the next person he cheats on.Not wise to proceed with this "relationship". I suggest that you cut your losses and get some self-esteem.

  • Bunts
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    You only have to read your papers or watch the news. It happens

    in the celebs. world all the time.

    Not in the real world. I am not saying that he doesn't mean it,

    but few men who say that ever leave their wives - they either

    don't want to, and are only using you. Or they don't have the

    guts to leave.

    Sorry if this is not the answer you were looking for, but I long

    learned to face up to the real world....

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