Love Triangle...Is The Third Person Wrong???

@LadyMarissa (12148)
United States
November 15, 2009 7:52am CST
http://www.wyff4.com/news/21616553/detail.html I have NEVER understood why when your love leaves you for another, the other person is ALWAYS blamed!!! When my ex took on a girlfriend, I never felt bad toward her. She didn't force him to date her...he CHOSE to date her. I NEVER wanted to kick her asss. However, I did want to kick HIS!!! In the above case, I wonder why he didn't shoot his ex girlfriend instead of her new boyfriend. She had chosen to not go back with him. In shooting himself, he still couldn't be with her. How did you respond when faced with such a situation???
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
17 Nov 09
Personally if a man wanted to leave me for whatever reason, it's best to let him go. There are other fish in the sea. Sure I would be bitter but no point in acting violent and getting myself tossed in prison for a useless man that didn't want to be with me. I think these people who kill just don't think! It's a quick fix to a bad situation. Ya know, the chicken way out! Just do away with the culprit and then kill myself. Makes no sense because too many families are effected by this distored thinking. Violence is not always the answer.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
17 Nov 09
Violence is NEVER the answer!!! I can understand being bitter. God knows I was bitter for close to 30 years. I just don't understand why a person decides to kill themselves but feels the need to take the third person with them. It's the center person who caused the problem, but they're seldom the person punished.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
16 Nov 09
That's really sad. You are right; why should the 'new partner' be shot? The only person to blame is the person breaking off the relationship, and even then, shooting and violence are definitely not the answer. Out of spite, it led to this person doing this ugly deed, IMO.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
16 Nov 09
The lady in this said the ex gave her NO indication there was a problem. She says they had even remained friends after the breakup. That's why she & her new beau had no problem going out with him. They had seen NO irrational behavior & had NO fear!!! When my ex cheated on me, I wanted to kill HIM not his new girlfriend. Then I thought it over & determined he wasn't wort going to jail & hell for!!!
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
15 Nov 09
Well in my case the Ex Husband had plenty of Women he blamed me lol Of course at the time I believed him but no there was only one Person to blame and that was him But hey good luck to him, I have peace after a long time
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
15 Nov 09
Know what you mean. The one that I say stole my ex was NOT the first nor was she the LAST!!! She was just the straw that broke the camel's back!!! I ran into her several years later & he had done the same thing to her. I hugged her neck & said THANK YOU for saving my life!!! She cried & asked me why I didn't warn her. I reminded her that I did, but she didn't believe me. Then she admitted that she was engaged to be married when she met him & he talked her out of getting married the day before her wedding. She found out 2 months later when she found a magazine in his car with Mrs on it that he was married. That's when I discovered why he didn't show up at his Mom's for Christmas with me & his daughter. Looking back now, SHE was the BEST thing that EVER happened to me!!!
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@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
15 Nov 09
Yeah it has always puzzled me too.I mean you and your love have some kind of understanding ,she is suppose to be the one protecting your interest and ensuring that you are not hurt not the other person.If I ws to kill anyone it would my love and not the other perosn but I am not into killing anyone.I believe that if my love wants to be with someone else let her go. There are only a few times that I amy blame the other party at least a little.For example a woman is married and he still pursues her especially when he knows that party is going through a difficult period in their marriage.I think that is just wrong
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I DON'T BELIEVE IN KILLING ANYONE!!! I still don't think he's necessarily wrong for pursuing her. In my eyes, it becomes wrong when she says YES!!! We ALL have choices in our lives. His choice is to go after something he likes. Her choice is to say NO or yes in some cases. My point is he doesn't FORCE her to say yes as she has willingly made the choice to say yes. So, it is not his fault she said yes!!! Is he wrong for taking advantage of her saying yes....I think not. You never know what she might have said to lead him on!!!
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• Philippines
16 Nov 09
i was in the situation before, i was left by my husband for another woman. younger than me...but my kids told i'm prettier...haha. at first, its natural for you feel like you want to cursed them and slapped, scratched their faces especially the woman. but as days goes by you learned to forgive and forget. now, we're not friends but we're not enemies.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
16 Nov 09
FINALLY, somebody who understands what I'm saying!!! I NEVER wanted to smack the female with my ex. I DID want to beat the crap outta him!!! As I later learned, he had an obsession with young women. At 28, I was too old. His girlfriend was 19. He stayed with her until she turned 21 & then he dumped her for another 19 year old. And the cycle continued. Maybe he did love me some as he stayed with me until I turned 28. Even then, I asked him to leave. I was tired of the lies, the beatings, & the cheating!!!
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@happy2512 (1266)
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
For me it really has to go over a very long process before I can make any decision I have to see to it who really is wrong. I am an open person and I always want to listen to everybodys side in order to determine whom is correct.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
16 Nov 09
My ex said it was my fault. Of course, NOTHING was ever HIS fault!!!
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I blamed them both when it happened to me because they snuck around behind my back for a couple of years and I thought she was my friend, we even emailed back and forth as she was in another state. I should not blame her but she pursued him for years even showing up at his parents' house a few times trying to get his address or phone number. Well, she finally got him. So I blame her. And there are women like that out there who are divorce or widowed (she killed her husband through diet, on purpose) and go after their former lovers. So you see, it's both their faults. A man or woman has a choice whether they become an adulterer. Nobody deserves to lose their life over a love triangle but I've come to the conclusion that we all reap what we sow and those that break up a marriage will be punished. As for relationships that don't involve marriage, it's still wrong to date while you're involved with another and I think people over react WAY too much when their SOs break up with them or cheat on them. Violence is never the answer.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I didn't mean to open any wounds!!! I can understand your feeling betrayed by a friend!!! Still, it is NO reason to kill her. Yes, she pursued him. Still, he could have said NO. It's not her fault he was weak. While married I had plenty of opportunities to cheat, but I chose not to. The temptation was there, but I didn't have to act on it. It wasn't a friend who stole my ex so maybe that's why I can feel differently. Your friend didn't force your hubby to cheat...he went willingly. It's his character flaw, not hers. He ALWAYS had the option to say NO!!! Her character flaw was being a lousy friend. Personally, I think you are better off without EITHER of them!!! If you did choose to kill her, wouldn't you want to hang around to watch him suffer emotionally??? Why kill her & then yourself & not know if he cared either way???
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• United States
15 Nov 09
If your spouse cheated on you I could see being mad at both of them, There is always going to be some anger there but when one just leaves you for anohter.. i cant see being mad at the other person.. it isnt their fault.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
15 Nov 09
I can understand being upset with the person who cheated on you. I just can't understand being upset with the person they cheated with. It is NOT the third person's fault. I also don't understand why people kill others & then kill themselves. Why destroy another life if you're not going to be here to enjoy it???
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@bentoyhk (202)
• Hong Kong
16 Nov 09
I feel sad if it is happened to me but I can't do nothing on it. If he wants to leave me, he never love again anymore. Therefore I don't need to beg or force him to stay with me in the future. His heart is no longer belongs to me. Try to forgive the other, it seems hard. But it is also good to yourself too.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
16 Nov 09
Even if you beg, you CANNOT force him to stay!!! If he doesn't love you, then why would you want to beg??? I say.....once they no longer care, just let them go...they're NOT worth it!!!
• Malaysia
16 Nov 09
Towards the title of this discussion, yes, for me, the third person IS wrong, UNLESS he/she doesn't know that the other person is already involved with someone else. Coz you know, if they already knew, why is it that they'd love to be in love with someone who is supposedly to be in love with someone else? See how much this love triangle leads towards the word love? They should have some dignity within themselves not to mess with other people's love story. I respect those who had once be a third person unknowingly, but once they knew that they are messing around, they withdrew from the triangle no matter how much hurt it will cost their hearts. However, towards the link posted with this discussion, i feel that the third person is not wrong. in fact, he is not a third person at all. coz the girl had already broke up with her ex months before. her ex should see that they are not destined to be together. if he still couldn't accept the fact, talk it out with someone, even her, not shooting people however wrong he may seems towards his eyes. coz some say love is blind, at time you might be blinded by love, so u should ask advice from other people sensible enough to see it through.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
16 Nov 09
I passionately disagree with you. Even if the third person knows the situation, that is NOT what causes the cheater to cheat!!! They cheat because they don't feel as deeply for you as you feel for them. I don't want ANYBODY who can't love me as much as I love them!!! Yes, I feel the pain when I discover the betrayal. I wanted to lash out at somebody, but it wasn't the other person!!! My rage was toward the cheater. I don't think ANYBODY should be killed over this. If I did lose my mind & kill anyone, it would be the cheater NOT the other person!!!
16 Nov 09
i always believe that a third party has to be blamed in cases like this. if the person doesn't attempt to explore the feelings she/he has felt towards the commited one, there's no reason to belong to the united team..
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
16 Nov 09
I've ALWAYS believed that the third party CANNOT tempt the loved one if they don't want to be tempted. I think the third party is often blamed because people can't face the fact that their loved one doesn't love them anymore & cannot face that it his/her fault. It HAS to be somebody else's fault!!! That is sad. The loved one is using the third person just like they are using you!!!
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