Originally posted by ramona:
my BF has been ultra busy and distracted these few months... i am feeling somewat neglected and depressed... to make matters worse... i am developing feelings for a married colleague of mine.... maybe cos i am feeling vulnerable, and i appreciate his attention (i am quite a good looker) but i know
his heart is with his wife and I shouldn't be harboring any silly thoughts..
how i wish i am dead...
wat should i do? I love my BF and I wish he wont be so distracted when he is with me... and i hate to keep thinking about this other guy..!!!

I seriously hope you are not someone I know.
/me count fingers.
Nah, I know you are not

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These are two separate issues coming in conjunction to fuse into one ultimate emotional annihilation operation. The factors are such that:
I) You are currently being neglected in your current relationship
II) Falling for a married man.
By observing (I), it seemed to me that it's more about having to-fill-up-the-void context. Say one fine day your boyfriend treats you better, would you be liking the other man less? Or say if the married man chase after you, would you accept him and dump your relationship? Would you be able to answer the questions without hestitation?

Not likely.
Confusion swarm around you.
Flipping through Yunnie's Book of CloUdiSm, there is this paragraph about the Mirror Law. It's pretty long, but to sum up: here it states about the psychological/emotional state of a person being mirrored when he/she falls for another person, sharing similar status as him/her.
To explain your case in simple words: when we talk about people who cannot commit themselves into relationship for any reason, they often find themselves facing opportunity/encountering uncommitted relationship. (E.g. you are attached, but your relationship is weakening from negligence. You are falling for a man who cannot be committed into a relationship with you). I have my best friend, always lamenting about not being able to find the right mate. She have everything a guy would seek and when potentials floods in - everyone were eliminated mentally.
Deep down inside,
it is her who cannot commit and she knows it. Her past relationship wound her deeply and she prefer to keep things this way.
Next thing? An affair with a married man.
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Learn to remove obstacles in a manner where it wouldn't leave regrets and marks on your life forever. Since you are in relationship, until the day it fails you, you ought to upkeep what is neccessary in your relationship as a girlfriend. You can pursue for the kind of relationship you want, even if he is married, but terminate whatsoever bonds you have first.
Or if you have persisted in your relationship and earn insight in how to make them better - you would have level up your relationship to the next level.
P.S: Never choose alternatives by leaping ships. Always attempt to repair damage first. Of course, unless you chose to abandon ship.

Cheers