It never fails that you have a friend who finds out her boyfriend or husband is cheating on her or leaving her for someone else. When your friend finds out about it, she freaks out and then spends hours either crying or complaining to you about her heartbreak. Because you’re a good friend, you feel bad for her and scorn both her partner and the other woman for “stealing” your friend’s man. However, what you don’t hear is the other side of the story- the “other woman’s” side. This is why we decided we’d ask the question, “what’s it like to be the other woman?” Why? Because we wanted to know the ins and outs of the relationship. For example, how it started, how it escalated, and what exactly happened. Read below to find out confessions of being the other woman. You’ll be surprised by some of the answers.
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#1 Is power the only thing that you are feeling?
#2 Are your feelings that deeply buried?
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#3 Well, maybe in the meanwhile you can take a few grammar lessons
#4 So he didn’t even respect you enough to let you know that there was someone else? That doesn’t bother you?
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#5 I’m guessing that the love of attention is stronger than the guilt you’re experiencing?
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#6 That’s a very sad way to view yourself and your life
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#7 You can most likely find a better place with someone else, you know.
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#8 Beyond feminism, there’s just a lack of respect for the woman involved.
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#9 Perhaps it’s time to give into that awareness and free yourself.
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#10 Get out of it while you still can. Trust me
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#11 Consider this the first step towards liberation
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#12 Sure you can. Have you tried?
#13 Only you can decide that you deserve better than that
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#14 You ain’t kidding!
#15 Is it, though? Are you thinking all the way through what’s going on?
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#16 That’s a fair point. But maybe someone else deserves to be someone’s also-ran. Maybe you deserve better.
