The current thread entitled something like "Were you madly in love or did you just settle?" has got me thinking.
Okay. Been with dh since we were 18, married age 25. Slight blip during that time before we were married when I was with someone else for a very short time. He was a friend, and still is. Due to circumstances/choices I went back to my now-dh. Don't see the other guy very often but email a lot and have a great connection. Problem is that lately I've been wondering something along the lines of "what if we'd stayed together....?"
I love, respect and admire my dh. He's my hero. We have 3 healthy, beautiful children. So why do I keep raking up the past? I don't want to jeopardise what I have in any way and feel so guilty. I would be devastated if I found out dh had been thinking like this. I can't see any way to stop this apart from cutting all contact with my friend. Is this a common problem? It's not something I feel I can talk to my friends about. Do I just need a healthy dose of pragmatism or is something wrong with my relationship?
I would be so grateful for any suggestions or to hear of similar experiences.
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Do most people have a "what if....?" guy or it is just me?
threeweekings · 15/12/2007 21:07
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