Is it normal to daydream about someone else?

So I'm nearing the end of college, and have had my current boyfriend for 9 months, and everything is going amazing. The relationship is ideal, we get along perfect, there is amazing attraction, everything. However, about a month ago I met a guy in one of my classes who at first I had no interest in, but he started to show interest in me. At first I wasn't phased, but then I started to look at him in a different light, and now I can't get him out of my head. Not gonna lie, I have a pretty massive crush on him now. I would never cheat on my boyfriend, but I seriously think about having sexytime with this guy pretty much all day every day. I'm kind of worried about myself though, I think that maybe because my relationship is going so well that I might be starting to feel a little trapped or something, and I see this other guy as kind of a path out of growing up if that makes sense? At this point the relationship I'm in will probably lead to marriage if one of us doesn't completely fuck up (which I do not want to happen at all), so maybe my subconscious is freaking out or something? Is this normal? I feel guilty.

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  • ccjigsaw

    Man or woman. We both do it. No offense, but this is the equivalent of a woman wagging her pussy in your bf's face and him taking the bait. You don't want to be that person. Write it off as a harmless crush and don't even allow those feelings to manifest. He's given you a little attention and you're feeding off of it. Nip it at the bud.

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  • "I'm kind of worried about myself though, I think that maybe because my relationship is going so well that I might be starting to feel a little trapped or something, and I see this other guy as kind of a path out of growing up if that makes sense? At this point the relationship I'm in will probably lead to marriage if one of us doesn't completely fuck up (which I do not want to happen at all), so maybe my subconscious is freaking out or something?"

    I think you just answered your own question, there. This is normal, however, and it's also normal to feel some guilt. I'd even say healthy. We have this huge obsession with feeling good all the time about everything we do, but that's not healthy. Your feelings of guilt show that you respect your boyfriend and acknowledge the commitment you've made to him so far.

    I wouldn't obsess over it, but I would try to combat these fantasies and push them away. They won't lead to anything good, and the fact that you feel guilty about them means that any pleasure you get from them is already tainted and mixed with discomfort.

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    Fantasizing about other men is normal and it does not make you a worse person for it.

    The only problem with fantasizing is that it increases the likelihood of you acting on your fantasies and in sense, can lead you on a path towards justifying any sort of unfaithful behavior.

    I would recommend you not hang out with this dude that you have a crush on. Better safe than cheating.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Don't tell your boyfriend.

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    • Shackleford96

      I think she should tell her boyfriend.

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