Janetbee posted: it's so easy to see things in black and white when they aren't happening to you. But being involved with a married man goes one of two ways -- either he leaves his wife straight away, or he never does. Does anyone have any experience to contradict that?
Yep! I do. After over two years of being together, the divorce is going through. The reason for the delay? Rocky financial ground. If they had divorced right off the bat, bankruptcy would have been the only option, as he had just been laid off, and I have no degree to get a good job.
Two years later, he's expecting his degree this spring, and has a few job possibilities laid out. The divorce is now going through.
Additionally, if they had divorced immediately, his wife and college-aged girls would have not had the jobs to prepare themselves for a sudden soar in insurance rates.
But then again, i'm lucky ... I've found one of the better guys. Some really will string you along with no hope of resolution. Does this situation cause problems? Sure. We discuss them, and our fear of cheating on each other. We work through it. Even if we did split in the future, I know he won't just drop me for some blonde bimbo, leaving me with debt out the wazoo. That actually is reassuring.
Don't automatically call men like this a dog, ladies. Things happen. And he's taken the time to ensure everyone is taken care of as much as possible before leaving them on their own.