sometimes I ask myself why?????

Philippines
July 1, 2012 11:08pm CST
I always get involve with a man who was separated and has kids.I dont really intend to have relationship with these type of men, I even promised myself not to fall inlove with such guy because it always turn out that I'm the least from his priorities but now I found myself involved with this man, separated, has 3 kids and the kids are with him..I don't know why? but the man that i always end up with are the same man I said I don't wanna be with... have you ever fell inlove with these type of man? did u ever felt that your the least priority? share your points of view..
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15 responses
@joevanosa (303)
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
i never had. but i would like to try how it feels. but you know that is part of how complicated life is. we are being tested by God for some i-do-not-know reasons. but for me, i wouldn't involve myself because i am not that kind of a person who would involve myself in a trouble. get away from it. Maybe, God is still making the best love story for you . In God's perfect time, someone will come in your life, someone better than these guys.
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• Philippines
2 Jul 12
thannks for responding..actually, he is not a bad guy what's good about him is he still can manage to buy time for me even how hectic the schedules are in a day, the kids and the business. I think I would like to keep it this way still and see what comes ahead on us in latter days
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
i know he is not a bad guy. i never said that. but you know, whatever the advices of your friends, family and even mylotters, it doesn't matter because at the end of the day, your own decisions will always be followed. Because after all, this is your life. whatever your decisions are, it doesn't matter. what matters most is that your happy with all of your decisions. just stick with your decisions and get ready for the consequences - good or bad! good luck
• United States
2 Jul 12
Part of the problem is you are still getting involved with a married man. Whether a person is separated from their spouse or not does not negate the fact that that person made a lifetime commitment with someone. Kids make the situation even harder, because now you are putting yourself in the picture as the woman who is splitting up a happy home. I dated many married women when I was younger and I truly do think you get punished for doing that, because it shatters that security of marriage being sacred and eternal. End it with the guy and tell him when he can show you divorce papers you will consider taking him back, then go home and work on making yourself happy, because I think part of the problem is you may not feel happy as a single woman so you are settling for someone else's husband to stop being lonely. Then from there is you do decide to date you really need to make sure the guy is single. Once you find out he's separated from his wife, just say no way.
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
I get your point, luckily this man that i am involve with now is never been married. I knew him since we were young, were childhood friends but we moved out and same as they till we met again this year and got ourselves into this. I always make sure even with my past relationships that their legally separated and doesnt have anything to do with the exes aside from the kids before i took them in..I guess what worries me is dealing with me being the least priority by the time that situation gets complicated because of the kids.
• United States
2 Jul 12
You will never take priority to his kids, and if you did you should really take a second to think about the kind of man who would do that to his kids. Unfortunately you will have to accept it if you want to continue to see this man. You do have the option to step away and try to meet a guy without kids. Unfortunately the only decisions you've left yourself are hard ones.
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
i know that, unfortunately the options thats left is just to deal with it or walk away from it which is hard for me to do now..I know i have to battle with myself because i can be the only one who can decide on this on wether keep it this way...it isnt easy.
@niairen01 (1018)
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
I guess, you are attracted to men who has a sense of obligation and matured. This is a problem when it come to love. We don't have any control on whom to love. and before we know it, we're in the middle of the mess and can't get away with it. Although I haven't experience what you are encountering today, I understand how you feel and you feeling that you are the least priority is natural. Maybe because you are, since the man you love have kids. Let's just have to face that the kids would weigh more importance than you. But if you really love the guy, and if you are sure enough that the guy feels the same way as you do, you at least have to understand and give way. Also, the guy should also do his best not to let you feel that way.
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
i'm okay with the kids and i understand they need their father to attend their needs..fortunately, ilm good at hiding what's inside most of the time. I just let him do what he has to do and just wait for him at the end of the day and have dinner together..I'm also open into an idea of if we decide to live togther then we'll live with the kids as well..its just sometimes i wanted to do something or be somewhere else with him but just cant because he has his kids to attend to.
@niairen01 (1018)
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
yes, it's a really sad feeling, like your always the last option, no questions asked. But no matter what, in the end, I hope you still choose whatever makes you happy and contended because only in that way you can be complete.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
2 Jul 12
I guess I can relate too and understand what you are saying. It has seemed in the past that I would start to have feelings for an individual that I only wanted to be friends with or that at the time it wasn't the best time for us to start a relationship. It is a good thing for the person you are with to keep his children a priority. It would definitely be a hard thing to balance work, and three children along with a relationship. Hopefully with time he will be able to make you a priority in his life as well.
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
I agree with you, I know how hard it is to be the person of all trades to do all those things everyday. This is not the first time I had relationship with a separated man, almost all of my relationship falls under the same category thats why i told myself once that i dont wanna engage with a man who has a lot on his shoulders but i couldnt keep it because i keep on falling with the same man who has the same status...
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• United States
11 Jul 12
Yeah often times we fall in love with someone who we don't want to, or we don't see ourselves with. When we around a person long enough we are bound to start having feelings for that individual. Perhaps you can try and plan things for you,him, and the kids to do together.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
2 Jul 12
Umh...I have some rules: i don't be in friendships with ex-, i don't get in relationship with married man. With separated man, i have no idea, it is not a big problem if i fall in love with a separated man. I think you don't need to ask yourself why? simply it is a love and you can't control your love, you heart has its own thinking...as long as you are happy in love. Some separated men are really good in the next married because they have much experience about a marriage life and they know how to keep their next married life is stable. However, in here people told that, a man who just did divorced 1 time is a great man to get marry, a man who did divorced more than 2 times is not good to marry any more.
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
lol! is it because they married twice and they got the habit of re-marrying more than that? i think the reason why i was asking myself is that i had more relationships with married ones than single man..i get caught in a thinking that i might be destined with this kind of man.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
4 Jul 12
Ya, it is..but they got divorced 2 times already..it means that guy is not good for marriage life, so that his marriage life may not work in the third time to marry. If you really don't want to date with divorced man, just don't meet anyone who is divorced, just meet single man only..and you will see the result soon..
@512771751 (1096)
• China
2 Jul 12
Oh, it is so interesting of you to fall in love with such man. Maybe for you the man who was separated and has kids is very mature and gental, always they know how to take care of you. It is very charming. But I don't have such experience like you.
• Philippines
7 Jul 12
maybe your right..maybe it has something to do with the maturity now i wonder more.
@jsae29 (1120)
• Philippines
4 Jul 12
My cousin too has problem in choosing her men. She had 3 relationships already and of all them are married. Of course, the men lied to her about their marriage. she also couldn't understand why she's attracted to such kind of men. So now, she's more choosy. And she make it point to know the man well. I guess, you can to that too. Choose your man carefully. I'm not really sure if a man with kids can make you as his top priority especially if his kids are still young.
@vinay049 (1878)
• India
4 Jul 12
I don't have any such experience but i can say if you like that person and that person also likes you and you both can live together and kids also have no problem with it then its ok...2 of you can change your life and live together forever but its risky though..because if kids don''t like you then there will be lots of problems and you may have to leave such relationship after some time...
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
Wow that is hard and risky angel, maybe it is time to stop and ask yourself why? i mean why do you go for these guys? or what makes you fall in love with them in the first place? maybe knowing these why's will let you know when to stop when it is happening again, it will be like a marker to tell yourself here it is happening again
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
you know what? i really dont know why..i managed to stay away but now here i am again in this kind of situation, lucky me for the first few months i havent experience the same complications i had dealt with the exes and i just wish it'll stay that way or else i have to knock it off again and call it quits.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
I don't see anything wrong falling in love with a separated man with kids. What matters is, he is been honest to tell you his status. If you love him and he loves you then it's up to you if you are prepared to be with a separated and has kids. I haven't been in this situation, but if ever I met someone -as long as we love each other, then why not.
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
there is no doubt that we love each other or atleast we know were on the same page happy together of till when we can keep it uncomplicated that i do not know.
@jasmeena (846)
• Indonesia
7 Jul 12
He has separated, not divorced yet?Do you know the reason he split?well..it is all up to you now.If you are not comfortable, just end it.. Me?so far never. Hope not LOL.
• Philippines
6 Jul 12
hi angel, I am not in the position to questioned your feelings towards this kind of men I had an admirers who is still living with his wife and kids, I also had who is still in a relationship or has a wife and kids but not living together. This all men are good almost perfect to be my significant one but for many reasons I can't be with one of them because I don't want to ruin anyone's relationship. I want to have a hassle-free and happy relationship though I found this men nice people, I still have my delicadeza on me but of course we are not all the same. maybe you fall them for a reasons like the song said We have the right love at the wrong time happy mylotting
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
4 Jul 12
That's why there is a saying that love is blind.So i think that's why so many people are confused about this word.Just make yourself happy and do not try to urge your own feelings.Just flow it and only with this,can you see whether you guys are meant to be.Hope this can help.
2 Jul 12
If you allow yourself to fall in love with a separated man, for sure it will happen. That is proven with your experience. Whatever that is happening in our life now is the result of our own decisions in life. So, for you to change it, you have to change your own thinking. If you already know that the person is separated and all the things that you don't want then be firm and just walk away. It's hard to get out in a relationship wherein your emotions are deeply attached to the person you love.
• Philippines
2 Jul 12
i know and i agree, its just that its so hard for me to teach myself of who to love..one day i wake up and im inlove with the same man...then i couldnt get away...
@GemmaR (8517)
2 Jul 12
We can't help who we are attracted to, and there is always going to be that chance that we will be attracted to somebody who isn't all that good for us. It is quite a shame because there are so many good people out there who we could choose from, but there will always be those couple of choices that we wish we'd never made. However, you should just go with your heart because life's too short to miss out on chances to be happy. You never know, you may get with someone and realise that it's the best thing that you've ever done, so it is usually well worth a good try.