Is it ok to crush on another guy/girl even if you have a BF or GF?

Philippines
December 25, 2008 5:51pm CST
Sure your a one-man woman, or a one-woman man, but do you really think its okay to admire the scenery or are your eyes only for your beau? Some other say that having crushes on other guys divides the attention and affection that are supposedly meant for only his/her BF/GF, Other say, its a natural thing, for little jealousy in a relationship is good, (that just means he or she is afraid of losing you). Or would it create a rift between you and your BF or GF.? My personal opinion, is its just normal, if its just a plain admiration of a thing that I see him.
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@arkansos (545)
• India
26 Dec 08
Frankly Crushes are feelings. You can't help how you feel about another person. I mean that guy could be super-cute... you wouldn't be able to stop your heart from saying "Boy has he got a cute...ahem" The point is whether you pursue him. Just because he's cute doesn't mean you have to go out to him and go out. Obviously as long as you can consciously control the instinct to meet that guy,I think its okay You could have the best garden in the world but you can't help appreciating the beauty of Swiss Alps
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@arkansos (545)
• India
26 Dec 08
sorry about the mistakes....the touchpad takes the cursor all over the paragraph
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• Philippines
26 Dec 08
hi! i agree with your opinion crush is merely admiration while being into a bf/gf relationship is a serious thing. although admiration may lead to gf/bf relationship but i guess once you are committed to someone and you know that you love each other so much you will just ignore looking around for crushes because you ultimate crush will your partner. :)
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@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
25 Dec 08
For me, I think its not okay. Cause its like your not satisfied with your partner. Cause if your really in love with your partner then you wouldn't see anyone else. But that's just me. lol. , I would be hurt if my boyfriend would have a crush on someone else...and thank God he doesn't have a crush on anyone but me.
• Philippines
26 Dec 08
Thanks donsky! Well, I guess as long as I know my limits and I let my BF know about it, (if this will really happens to me) then appreciating what's out there is fine.Hehehhee.. :) Happy mylotting don!
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
26 Dec 08
Well yeah, I guess its okay if your boyfriend says its okay! lol...Oooh I can't imagine my boyfriend agreeing to that.
• United States
17 Mar 09
So...Just this past weekend my girlfriend of about a year finally fessed up to me about having a crush on this guy that she used to work with. She always says she loves me and can't wait til we're married and all but then out of the blue she told me about this guy after I had a hunch something was wrong. She balled over the phone and said she was confused and she wanted to experience other things but she knows that if she left me for him that I wouldn't take her back. Duh...Anyways...she agreed not to talk to him anymore but there will always be that little part in the back of my head wondering if she is still admiring other guys and if she will do it again. She says I'm insecure now but don't I have every reason to be?
• Malaysia
26 Dec 08
ha ha ha ... good point of discussion, thanks for providing. Yeah it happened in reality and no need for an example story for this kind of situation where now it is a common phenomenon in one relationship. OK - I hope you don't mind if elaborate your point of discussion this way. In biz world, I think it is a good element to have it, in making one business growing. I mean on the development side for one business and I don't even mean it for destructive type of element. But, if the thing happened not in a perfect equilibrium state, it might jeopardized the whole current swift running relationship. Think twice and wise, will get the exact answer. Once done, a hard thing to make setback.
• Malaysia
26 Dec 08
Hi amazingheart. Thanks for your revisit to my poor texts and your added comment, I'm honoredI hope you don't mind if I call you AH, an abbreviation for your nice user name. Actually am talking about my real life on my response...LOL!!!. I did it with many ladies, but but but I sincerely and merely for my business aims and objectives. The worse part now is, my 'jdpartosa'(Zamboangan) didn't understand that way and cannot accept my concept of doing marketing. Without leaving any single words of explanation, she quit from me and not enough just that...she quit from me in friend's list at myLot, facebook and blocked me at youtube...huhhhhh!!! what a sigh. Seems nobody can help me in this case...outch!!! She said indirectly(to my opinion) in one discussion that I cheated her. I only have one opportunity, she is a staunch Christian Catholic. Things make me quite soothe is she believes on God. So I do hopes that God will take her back to me and marry me on Christmas 2010. So what?. I have to enjoy my love doleful story alone. I will not change to other lady to be my wife, only her. Is it OK, AH?.
• Philippines
26 Dec 08
Hello Michael! Having crushes is not a consious decision, so it can't be avoided sometimes. :) But to act on it is definitely something that can be controlled. :) Happy mylotting! Thanks for dropping by Michael!
@sadatboy (26)
• India
26 Dec 08
Yes, then again it does matter that how much you have committed to each other. Its the matter of commitment. the more you are committed the less likely you are bound to have a new crush.
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• Philippines
26 Dec 08
It's alright because it's just a crush and there's no perfect relationship.
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@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
28 Mar 09
Hello amazingheart! Honestly, it's not ok to have another crush to another guy now that I'm married. I even don't want my husband to admire someone aside from me. Sounds like possessiveness, right? I admit, I am and my husband knows that. He knows too that I don't admire other guys anymore. He can tell when he was here because my eyes are only for him. He can have over some things but not to humans..hehehee..
@manixxx (116)
• Japan
26 Dec 08
i think its just ok. in my own definition of a crush, its purely admiration or appreciation to one's quality, appearance, attitude or physical attributes. and there's nothing wrong with it. but if there is an attraction betweeb the two of them, then, we have a bigger problem with that.
• United States
26 Dec 08
Your right. Attraction can lead to things that will end relationships real fast. Like seeing this girl or boy more then your girlfriend or boyfriend.
• Indonesia
26 Dec 08
i think it is okay if you are still in your limits. just don't lie to your boyfriend about him.to having other friend is not a mistake.
@savengt (89)
• Singapore
26 Dec 08
I think it is ok to look at people, observing lives around you. It should make you appreciate your partner more. But i think it is not ok to have crush over other people cos that is unfaithful, and in this situation when you have crush on others, you will go into extra affairs given the right opportunity. It is the same for your partner. Affairs start from this kind of crush.
• Philippines
26 Dec 08
Hi save! Its like the more you see the gorgeous guys you admired, the more you appreciate him or her(your BF or GF) whom you choose to love, flaws included!Thanks save! Happy mylotting! Opinion and ideas are welcome!!
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• Philippines
28 Dec 08
Hello amazingheart, I think there is nothing wrong to have a crush with somebody else even if one has already his boyfrien/girlfriend or wife/husband, because you see crush is just like admiration.You admire someone over some aspects in their personality and it's pretty normal as you've said. Happy new year friend
@ahmadia (117)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 08
yes you can have crush while dating another one. whats the matter this is a human nature
@Seyduna (129)
• Turkey
26 Dec 08
I think there is not much difference between crushing on someone and getting into some kind of interaciton..because when you think somebody is nice cute or when you think nasty thoughts about him/her that means you have commited the action in your mind...and as everything in the physical world is seen to us via our mind i think it is a bad thing..i dont approve it...
• United States
26 Dec 08
That's a very good point. There is a fine line between fantasy and reality. Some people cross that line.
@ktosea (2025)
• China
24 Mar 09
I don't think it's ok to have crush on another guy/ girl if you have already a BF or GF.but I am ok if one like to see the beauties in the street or somewhere else.
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
26 Dec 08
As humans we have certain characteristics that draw us to other so I don't think that it's strange to have more than one person you have feeling for. The important thing is to not act upon these feelings. I have been married to the same woman for 26 years and I have had many crushes. It's acting upon those feeling while still with another that would make it wrong.
• India
26 Dec 08
If you have one then why you are eyeing another. It proves you are not satisfied with one. well that is like muslim culture. They can marry 4 girls at a time. Polygamy is allowed only in the most modern (so called) religion of the world. admiration is OK. But if you are having trouble in finding perfect person then you probably be not satisfied with this one. people change in company of other people. The characters change under persuation. The only characteristics that do not change by influence are going to change by age. So think again before you even settle down for a BF or GF.
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
26 Dec 08
I think that it is probably a natural thing to sometimes feel an attraction to someone even if you have a boyfriend or husband or vice versa. People are only human. Temptation is not necessarily a sin. It is only a sin when it is acted upon. Sometimes a man will look at another woman and a woman can find another man attractive. For instance, I am a married woman and I look at other men that seem appealing. However it is not going to really hurt anything to look at them. As long as you have respect and honor your relationship with your significant other then things should work out alright. It is really only a natural thing to maybe have a crush on another person. It could just be something that does not last for a long time and then you will appreciate your boyfriend or girlfriend for the good relationship that you have. I think that you say it right when you say that it is just normal to have admiration for someone. It does not hurt anyone really and as long as you remain faithful to your other half then there will not be anything to worry about. I wish you much luck and take care.
• Philippines
26 Dec 08
i think it's normal because we're humans and we can't help but admire others. crush and love is two different things. when you are crushing on someone, it doesn't necessarily mean that you love him/her so there is no reason for your partner to feel jealous since you are only admiring him/her because of some features. so i really think it's healthy to crush on someone other than your partner, what's wrong is loving someone romantically besides him. lol
@anne12d (676)
• Philippines
26 Dec 08
For me its natural to look and admire a person even if you are in a relationship. It's just plain admiration and not to the point that having any conversation and exchanging numbers right?! That's a different story. We cant lie to ourselves that we have crushes to anyone we see even celebrities, but being loyal or faithful to our loved one is the most important of all. Having admiration is part of who we are. We admire and that's it!
• Singapore
26 Dec 08
It's okay as long as it remains a "crush". If it goes beyond that, it's gonna be trouble, that's for sure.