Do men ever regret leaving their wife for the mistress?

Yes, they do. My ex-wife cheated on me and thought that her sancho would leave his wife for her. It didn't happen. Now she regrets it.

Most of the time.

Affairs are about playing out a day-dream in real-life.

Once you leave your wife and go live with your mistress that day-dream is shattered as you realize you are actually real people and you still have all your issues and she isn't perfect and has her issues.

Then the infatuation is destroyed, the illusion ends, and the weight of what he has done hits him.

Up until that point he behaves like he has a split personality with his wife and mistress.

Sometimes the mistress and he really are a better match for each other and they go on to get married themselves but it's not likely unless the couple was on the verge of divorce anyway.

Wrong question. Do people ever regret leaving a committed relationship for an opportunity to have sex with someone else? Yes. And I'm prepared to say that this is always the case.

We like the danger and intrigue of the attractions we feel to others when we're in committed relationships. It helps us feel free and excited by chance and unknowns that we think we can control.

If a committed relationship needs to end, end the f***ing thing. Then wait a while, regroup yourself and go out looking for someone else.

If you want to philander, go ahead, but be ready for the consequences.

That depends on the man. Mine left his family for his mistress and didn't seem to have a problem. Is he really suffering inside? Who knows because men unlike women do not sit around and talk about there feelings. But I can tell you, whether he knows it or not, he made the best decision for me. I have no regrets. I even let him, wife and their four kids visit in my house. As for our child--well that's another story.

Yes some men do... it just depends on the man and the situation.

my dad regrets it.... he tells me all the time all my mom has to do is say she will take him back and he would leave his mistress/current wife immediately.

adultery always leaves emotional scars

Not at all. I know 2 and they are very happy.

my friends dad regrets it. he cheated with a total looser, knocked her up, and now he is stuck with her.

All the time.

You'd think they'd learn.