My friend is abnormal?!

Philippines
August 20, 2008 2:34pm CST
My friend is married and have kids already. She's in her late 20's, by the way. She loves her family very much. But the thing is, she is currently facing a dilemma. I am not so sure if that is really a dilemma. She's attracted to someone else, her boss. And, it's not mere attraction. She's somewhat thinking if it's possible to have a relationship with him, intimately. She's always thinking of him, to the point of dreaming of him. The guy is never aware of this and I don't think he feels the same way too. I told my friend to keep the feelings herself and never reveal it to the guy coz it will just complicate so many things. Your thoughts...
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@swtlady (51)
• Malta
20 Aug 08
Well I think she's trying to find something exciting to do rather then her normal life.It doesn't mean that she doesn't love her husband but I think she get intrigued by something prohibited(your forbidden to do if you're married). Is her married life boring?Maybe she wants something new and exciting.Try to do something new together that will make her forget about her attraction to her boss.Or else maybe she and her husband don't spend much quality time together or maybe they haven't went out together like when they were dating(without the kids around).
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• Philippines
22 Aug 08
i think she is not satisfied with her married life now, or maybe her husband is not giving her her needs as a wife, being attracted to anyone is just normal, but the fact that she is married now, and has thinking that there would happen to them intimately is not a good idea, if she loves her family she wouldnt let this happen to her and her family, maybe she has just to divert her attention to other things so that her attention wont be with her boss, as if this happens, many would be hurt including her children, and this could ruin her relationship to her husband.
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@ivan2000bd (1009)
• Sweden
27 Aug 08
i think your friend get bored with her dailly life. she is just wanting to get some extra things from some one different so she is doing that thing. you are her friend you should advise her that you have an exiting familly and you should not do such think like this. if the boss knows that he may be upset about that. she may be lose her job. it is a good advise for her to not to reveal the personal thoughts from her.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
21 Aug 08
Hi marc, wow...She sounds like 16! Anyway, I can't judge her also for I don't know how is her marriage life but she just need to divert her attention to her family and her job..That will not last long for sure, that is just maybe an attraction and it will be very hard for her to take the risk by sacrificing her family just for her feelings for the guy!
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@relundad (2310)
• United States
20 Aug 08
This is not an abnormal situation, as many people fantasize about the unknown or untouchable. Besides these reasons she could see him as having authority and power and this may be different from the position that her husband holds. I do find it a bit strange that she is so consumed with the thoughts and dreams. If she is thinking of having an affair then she is treading dangerous waters because she is welling to move it outside of her head, to make her fantasies real. This could and will definitely impact her life with her husband and kids. If she loves her family she should steer away from this type of situation. She has too much at stake and too much to loose for someone or an affair that may just be a fling.
@ngaspero (851)
• Italy
20 Aug 08
Hi, she would not the first one and not the last one that ha a love affair with thw boss..abnormal she is not..:)
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• India
22 Aug 08
well ur friend needs to giv a final thought to this and think about this great commitment that she needs to fulfill towards her family ... she should direct her feelings towards her family rather then some other man just for the sake of her fantasy .. she may keep loving that man but she should take a look at reality and understand her responsibilities
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@rsa101 (37966)
• Philippines
16 Sep 08
Yes you're very right she is really trying to go into a very dangerous thin line between being a responsible loyal mother and a wife to her family. It will complicate things since this innocent boss of hers might take advantage of his position and his influence once he knows about this thing. Hope the boss is not married because it will make things worse if that is the case.
• United States
5 Sep 08
It is normal to be attracted to another person. She should think long and hard before she travels down that road. It is something that can cause a lot of heartache. Since it is her boss she is attracted to that could also cause her her job. It would be better if she found other things to occupy her time than to dwell on her attraction to her boss. If it is a situation where she is not getting attention from her husband she needs to sit down with him and find ways to rekindle the feelings they have for each other. Her husband may not be aware of what she is going through. She shouldn't tell him that she is attracted to another just that she needs more attention from him. It would be good if her husband and her would take a night off away from the kids and do something just the two of them. She shouldn't let this attraction end up ruinning her marriage and it will if she goes down the path of not doing something to stop the attraction from going on.