Sounds familiar. |
| Years ago I worked at a company for 15 years and never did I suspect that people were having affairs. Years later I heard a wealth of stories about who slept with who etc. I was effing clueless! We have a lot of happily married friends and I’d be shocked if any of them were having affairs but again I could be clueless. My husband and I have been married a long time and we have a very good sex life which is no guarantee that someone won’t have an affair but it is a start. |
How well does anyone ever know another human being? |
| Hard to know. Like PP I also found out later all this shady stuff from my place of work. Most people won’t tLk about it outright. So you have to be super close to them to know. |
| I don't know that many people having affairs but I am sure there are some. As for people who have cheated, at some point, seems like most of my friends have. If you count massage parlors, one night stands at a work conference, or a hot make out with a girl after a work happy hour. It's got to be the majority of men at some point. |
Gross. You sound so dysfunctional and so does your “marriage.” |
Agreed. That is repulsive. I hope there are no kids involved because when they find out, this stuff damaged them internally and affects their future marriages/relationships. |
| I've been in the game for over a decade and I can spot a married women who cheats or is open to it within ten minutes of talking to her. I'd say the percent who have or are willing is about 20%. Probably the same for men. There have never been a shortage of available cheating wives. Most of my affairs have been short lived except this current one which has gone on for 4 years. |
On the other hand I’m effing clueless. I’ve been married 29 years and I get all the sex I need at home so I don’t even think about having an affair. Don’t get me wrong there are a ton of women whom I’ve met who I’ve “mentally undressed” but that’s about it. I have no idea if any of my guy friends have had affairs and it’s none of my business. I really don’t care about other people’s sex lives as I like to stay very focused on my own which is so far so good. |
How can you tell? That is so fascinating. Do they show they are interested in you? I could never guess. I see people that continue to focus on their looks and fitness well into middle age and I wonder. I figure someone who is moving comfortably into their 40s without worrying about how they look and figure they probably aren’t candidates. |
The woman who had an affair with my husband did a complete 180 with her looks when she had checked out of her marriage. She was married having an affair too. If you looked back at old Facebook pictures she was your average frumpy mom until she started working out, bleached her hair blond, fake tanned, and dressed too young for her age. She was for sure on the prowl and looks were very important to her. |
I have not had an affair, but I work in a field where they are very common occurrences. The signs are usually pretty textbook. Sudden interest in stepping up their game - lookswise with clothing or hair, or with fitness. |
Also wonder how you can tell. Are they women who are particularly flirtatious and use a lot of double entendres? |
You can smell the insecurity and desperation a mile away! |
The thought of an affair ready woman using a lot of double entendres made me laugh
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