I am dating a married guy

Abi Skipp. You may not have set out to fall in love with a married man, but there are times in life when even the most intelligent women find their emotions getting the better of them and they fall into situations that leave them feeling alone, embarrassed and isolated. Loving and dating a married man can be extremely painful and seldom works out well in the long run. The ups can leave you over the moon with a great feeling of love and comfort and the downs can be all consuming, leaving one bitter and rejected. But this article is not intended to judge anyone or admonish women to "just dump him!

The way I love has always been passionate and all-consuming—I give myself over to someone entirely, and I expect the same from them. It was never enough for me to be beautiful and loved. I had to be the most beautiful and the most loved. I had to be the only one. Still, we lived close to one another, so we began meeting up on park benches and having long conversations about the complexity of love and marriage. As my interest in him grew, so did my intrigue in the arrangement he had proposed.

I have been dating a married man. He isnt in a great marriage, but is staying in it because of his son. I dont know what to do.

While cheating -- and those who cheat on their romantic partners -- is often sensationalized in the media, author Ann Smith, writing for Psychology Today, highlights that cheating has a devastating impact on affected spouses. Dating a married man is also unfair to you because you run the risk of becoming emotionally vulnerable with a man who is unable to commit to you. Knowing the signs of whether or not you're dating a married man can help protect your heart and sanity. A married man does not want you showing up at his home, says Mark Perry, writing for HealthGuidance.