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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This might not be an approach that feels acceptable or appealing to someone who is on a timeline, but my AP and I, who are both married, crept toward our sexual/romantic relationship over a period of several years.  We have never worked for the same employer, but we met through work-- collaborative projects, speaking panels, conferences, and the like.  In the first two years we knew each other we were alone only a few times, emailed a lot about work, and found we added some personal stuff, because we got along and mutually admired each other.  Also saw each other in groups.  I noticed right waway he is attractive and that he obviously noticed I was.  But we basically evolved into strong acquaintances / work-only friends (no socializing with families).

In the past year, I'd say since summer 2017, we started emailing more and more personally and met alone a few times for lunch or his office, but always based on wanting to chat about the work we're both involved in. But every meeting turned into a 2-3 hour wide ranging conversation. In January 2017 email started to become a daily habit, a few thousand words over any given couple of days, and by summer we were emailing when we woke up at night, first thing in the morning, and before bed.  He finally confessed his feelings and we started sleeping together and spending every hour not occupied with work or family either on the phone together, holed up in any private place we can find, or emailing.  He admitted he's in love with me after about 2 months together.  It's all very cloak and dagger now.  I occasionally worry about long term.  We've been pining for each other over Thanksgiving, when we're tied up with family all around us and he's traveling.

Anyway, I realized that for many, striking up an affair with another married person is perfect because it's mutually-assured destruction-- nobody will rat you out because nobody wants to blow up their lives.  For us it was just falling in love over 4 years.

We'd planned to be secretive forever, til our spouses die or we get caught, even.  But I don't know anymore.  Hard to picture constantly missing each other outside of stolen hours over years, decades, a life. But it's a good thing overall.

I don't care what people think, honestly.  We're not hurting anyone.  Our spouses checked out long ago and demand that we serve as roommates, co-parents, and joint tax filers, all of which we're doing. [/quote]

This is when  we need the violins.[/quote]

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