What would you do if you found out that the guy you love has a girlfriend?

Philippines
February 20, 2007 8:10pm CST
My officemate has a friend here in our office. They were very close until the girl fell in love with the guy. The girl shares her feelings with us, being the first time she felt that way, she's always asking questions about love and discuss it with us. Recently, she found out that the guy has a girlfriend at the province, so the girl cried out and was really affected. I told her that she was lucky enough to know it this early. I advice her to move on, get on with her life and that she can always find someone who will love her.
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• United States
21 Feb 07
well 85% of the guys that ever had anything to do with me as far as relationships were concerned had girlfriends and didn't even tell me so I would just be done with the guy..he is basically a liar,greedy,selfish and just plain no good..nobody deserves to have to deal with someone who would treat them that way..I've learned that guys come along like buses...almost on schedule
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
haha! that's true. there are some guys that are really liars, greedy and just want to play on girls. and they are happy when doing that. would you believe it? and it's nice to dump them at once. they don't deserve any second chance at all.
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• South Africa
21 Feb 07
Well, people have their own things which they dont want to share with anyone.It is painful to find that someone is cheating on you and NO-ONE suppose to be treated like dat, but wat if he told her that she is no longer interested wat would she say??? Not ONLY guys are liars also some girls are. In other to get off this type of situations, people say:"just be single and wait for Mr Right to come to you"; but how would u know that he is the right one??? Help on that one.
@woody5_16 (171)
• Egypt
21 Feb 07
this topic happened to me i discover after two years my guy have girl friend am not stupid but the love is blind you know it the worst feel that the boy you adore and trust him make cheat you when i hear this at first i began to be sure from this and when i already be sure that he had girl friend i call him and tell him i want meet him when i meet him i speak with him by quite way i told him your girl friend is very nice but i mercy her because you be her guy and i told him god love me because saved me from you and god know i must complete my life with guy more respected than you and before left him i pay the bill and left
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@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
21 Feb 07
That's my girl.Congratulation to you and if i was there I'll broken him head as you know.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
21 Feb 07
the advice you had given your friend at your office is great. it's always about dealing with what has happened and moving on after it. i was once in such a situation before with an ex boyfriend. i never thought that he has a girlfriend, too which was a girlfriend months before i had a relationship with the guy. it took me 7 months to know it. his girlfriend called me at home insulting me and all. i wasn't aware of it! the guy was a total liar and i am not to be blamed on it. so, i hung the phone and called the guy and told him to come over. he had this happy face because he thought that i miss him and i wanted to see him that time. but when we came in the house, the first thing i did was i punch him in his chest. i know it hurt him because he reacted so bad about it. then, i explained to him how bad he had been and that he hurt me so much by doing so. i broke up with him that same day and never had any communication with him anymore. moving on is a difficult time to go through. but with the support of my family and friends, i moved on fast.
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@rsa101 (37933)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
Oh that is awful! I guess the guy doesn't know that the girl admires her a lot. If that is the case then maybe the best that you can do is really move on and let him be with his love in the province. It is quite difficult to be in love with a person that has a commitment somewhere else. It would project a bad image if your friend would just destroy the guys present relationship just to express her feelings for her.
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@essilem (286)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
That's so sad, just when she has alredy fallen in love with the guy. Maybe the girl misinterpreted the kindness of the male friend and thought it as a profession of love, it might be that the male friend really is not hiding that he has a girlfriend in the office. I suggest you console your girl friend and tell her that there are a lot of deserving boys of her love, and to seek out the one meant for her. It is not the end of the world for her. She can still be friends with the male friend but no romantic angle though, but they can still be good friends. This is from what i understand from your story, the girl liked the boy and later on found out that he has a girlfriend, i am assuming that the male friend is not in love with the girl (your friend) but is offering friendship. am i right? unless i got the story wrong and the boy meant to deceive the girl, then that is a different story all together.
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
Its a little bit confusing coz the guy never said "iloveyou" nor "ilikeyou" but he is asking the girl for a date? what could than mean? We i guess, she just have to get over it. right?
@essilem (286)
• Philippines
22 Feb 07
I strongly suggest that she declines dating the male friend as there is no future with them as he is already committed to someone, unless the ties are clear thenthat is the time for him to pursue her. Friendship is the most that she can offer him to save her from getting hurt further. Investing her emotions to this kind of relationship will just backfire on her. Lend her your support and take her out to have some fun to forget about this little deal with your other male friend. goodluck!
@victor234 (506)
• Brazil
21 Feb 07
well, im a man, but if I found out that the girl has a boyfriend i will not make anything. I will wait them brake up and maybe I will tell with her, but with a boyfriend, I will not tell about what Im feeling about her. It would be better if I stay far of her.
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@icequeen (2840)
• Canada
21 Feb 07
I think if I were that girl..I would tell that guy off. There are so many guys like that out there who can't be with just one woman...and it is wrong. You are right she needs to move on with her life and find someone who will treat her right...
@hazydazy (783)
• United States
22 Feb 07
this happened to me a long time ago. I met this guy everything was great. Even though I tried not to I fell for him hard. Then I found out about her. I was heart broken. As much as I did not want too I left him. He had made promises about leaving her, but I knew he would never leave her. I moved on a found my husband and have not looked back since.
@earth2jacq (1502)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
Did the guy court your friend? Because it is entirely different if the guy led her to believe that he is single. As you stated your "officemate has friend" so maybe the guy is just being friendly and your friend misinterpreted it as the guy likes her to be more than his friend. If I were you I'd tell my friend to get over it. It would really help and hasten the healing if your friend tells the guy about what she feels (I did this), this will really help because untold love just makes it even more painful. But ofcourse if she do this she should be prepared to face the consequences of losing the guy as her friend. Then after doing this drag your friend to do a new hobby. Do yoga it helps clear the mind :)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
O and do tell your friend to cry as hard and as long as she can. Her tears will eventually dry up. Trust me I know. :)
• Philippines
21 Feb 07
Well, the guy never utter the word "Iloveyou" nor "I like you" but they have this "closeness" which somehow associated to boyfriend-girlfriend thing. The girl honestly admit to the guy that she's falling for him. But the guy never said a thing about his girlfriend. so, in a way, he let the girl fall inlove with him. Continue to be close to her almost everyday. If the girl didnt found out about the girlfriend, it seems, that the guy has no intention of telling her the truth. They could have a deeper relationship without the girl knowing that there is someone out there who is being hurt by her unintentionally. That the guy she loves is a two timer.
@vivien_9 (229)
• Philippines
25 Feb 07
It's very hard but let's face the reality that the one she's loving has already a girlfriend. There's a lot of guys and be patience on finding a right one for her,
• United States
21 Feb 07
Punch him in the nuts--It's the only way.
@silvaz (33)
• Israel
21 Feb 07
Exactly.
• Pakistan
21 Feb 07
well keeping girlfriend has now become a fashion these days.not only boys bt girls also like to hav more than a single boyfriend.so it,s basically both way flirting.bt u should tell her dat she shd disclose her romance infront of his guy nd let,s see what,s his reaction his.moreover if u r really crazy abt s one den make it a passion to win his HEART.so i thnk she shd cheer up nd go giv it her best shot.
@haissam (93)
• Pakistan
21 Feb 07
I will say wht i feel if i come to know the lady with whom i love has a bf. I will feel myself a dumb fool, Looser, and ....... more. But this is life i will try to forget abt her and thats it
@sugarbabe (114)
• Fiji
22 Feb 07
I respect the advice you have given your friend but then again i have a question in my mind. how did she actually come to know that the guy she loves has a girfriend at the province? i mean if someone else just told her that the guy is with another girl and she just believed it i would say she's being hasty. did she herself catch the guy which another girl? if the guy really has a girlfriend then tell your friend that she deserves better and should accept things and move on. its hard but no point in regretting beacuse the guy might be enjoying himself around and he is not worth her tears!
@avs189 (1030)
• India
21 Feb 07
Good she moved on wid her life...nowdays depressions is really catching very fast...hence one must know that problems do occur and one should solve them...it needs mental tuffness of mind and if u have friends it really helps...good that u adviced ur friend correctly..
• United States
21 Feb 07
Let her know that there are plenty of men who fall in love with woman too and find out they have someone. Also if they aren't married maybe one day she'll get a chance to find out if he can love her in return, but she doesn't need to wait. She can still date others and experience things now.
@mywords18 (645)
• United States
21 Feb 07
grear advice u gave!! she shud dump the guy and show him way to garbage and continue with her life, as she shud be sad for someone who even doesnt love her.
@Fishish (696)
• India
21 Feb 07
i think u gave her the righ tsuggestion, it is best to let go of such people. and it is true that such people are not worth your time and energy. and one should stop thinking about them. hpoe your friend is good soon.
• Morocco
21 Feb 07
It's really hurt for your friend girl to find out that
@porgie (268)
• United States
21 Feb 07
Well do the same!