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[quote=Anonymous]I had a very fraught “emotional affair” for 2 years and both of our marriages were/are on life support.  I can’t really know the inside of his marriage but his description of it as miserable was pretty consistent and credible, my marriage was also miserable.

Sometimes in that type of very lonely circumstance you find someone who makes you feel seen and you develop feelings for them.  Despite being very attracted to one another we did not progress to a physical affair, and I’m glad for that at least.

And for awhile he was my lifeline.  I know he is trying to do right by his children and I hope he can repair his relationship with his wife but I no longer speak to him.

The whole thing was so strange and sad and frankly stupid.  My husband was very forgiving, I think probably because it only really seemed like a friendship to him.  I am less judgmental as a result… people do wrong things for all kinds of reasons.  If they can fix what is broken inside themselves they can be redeemed.  I’ve done a lot of work to figure out how I reached that emotional place and how I can break the patterns that led me there.[/quote]

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