I don’t think there’s a real issue with your friendliness and I’m not too bothered by your pursuit of attention—it’s probably not the best way to groom your self-image (the real work there lies within), but it’s so common to seek external validation and, indeed, it does feel good.

The fact of the matter is that any day, at any point, regardless of whether you and P are open or not, one of you could meet someone else who sweeps you away and out of your current relationship.

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I think the only way to move forward is to share your interests in first dates with your husband and allow him to decide whether this is the kind of relationship he wants to be in. The fact of it alone would be enough to shock a lot of people, regardless of their stance on nonmonogamy. After she showed me the responses we tried to talk it out, but she was mad that I couldn’t give her a valid reason for not wanting to go.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). There are days, weeks even, when I do all of the housework (laundry, cooking, bed-making), because my husband is swamped with work.

It was eight years between the time we broke up and got married, during which time I dated about a dozen guys. Those secluded bars, exclusive restaurants, and hidden attractions are often all too easy to walk past—but impossible to forget.And some days will feel like an obstacle course where you have to carry your spouse up a mountain and through a pit of mud. You may find the following source useful about diagnosis and the benefits of getting a formal diagnosis. I’ve asked, tried to schedule, and communicated that this is a need of mine that I feel is going unmet.