Realistically, you're just the guy she settled for when the guy she wanted was unavailable, overtime she developed loyalty to you to the point that cheating will make her feel guilty; but it doesn't change that fact that she thought about it. In the end you're the 2nd place prize, the silver metal. Being 2nd place isn't all that bad, but everyone will always want 1st place; and in your wife's case, she needs to appreciate you more than long for her ex. However, if romanticizing her obsession with her ex is helping you cope, then keep at it.
I know. But she is an extremely pretty woman. Petite, beautiful eyes. And she has a distant, but compelling personality that I cannot get over. I find her irresistable, and I think other women would never measure up. If I found another woman, I would be doing to her what my wife does to me - I would be in love with my ex, and the new woman would be settling for 2nd place.
Is it normal for my Wife to still be in love with Her ex boyfriend?
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This is not a romance novel.
Realistically, you're just the guy she settled for when the guy she wanted was unavailable, overtime she developed loyalty to you to the point that cheating will make her feel guilty; but it doesn't change that fact that she thought about it. In the end you're the 2nd place prize, the silver metal. Being 2nd place isn't all that bad, but everyone will always want 1st place; and in your wife's case, she needs to appreciate you more than long for her ex. However, if romanticizing her obsession with her ex is helping you cope, then keep at it.
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I know. But she is an extremely pretty woman. Petite, beautiful eyes. And she has a distant, but compelling personality that I cannot get over. I find her irresistable, and I think other women would never measure up. If I found another woman, I would be doing to her what my wife does to me - I would be in love with my ex, and the new woman would be settling for 2nd place.