My Boyfriend Is Married: What Should I Do?

Dear Dr.O,

I have been mad at you for a couple of days. I am a faithful reader of the BLOG but you pissed me off with your post about Fantasia.  As a result, I took a few days off from reading and commenting on the post. I really thought that you should take the title “Relationship Expert” down! I also noticed that you did not get a whole lot of comments on that post, either. However, I took a step back and analyzed what was really going on. It is now time for a true confession: I believe my boyfriend is married. I should be totally transparent and just say that I know for a fact he is married.

Dr.Owens, here is my problem: my ex-husband (a preacher) was physically and verbally abusive. Moreover, I am almost sure that he is bi-sexual. His best friend, another married preacher,  always came before me and our family (we have two kids together).  If I questioned him about their suspected relationship, he would get physically aggressive and not take me to church for several Sundays. I finally got tired of him, his 2 minute sex and asked him to leave.  Our pastor was totally against it and all but asked me to leave the church. I am not going anywhere; he has interestingly taken me down from all positions, but he really does not want to cross me too much because I know some of his secrets too.

Now JB is different; he is attentive and financially supportive. The sex is unbelievable; I’d never had an orgasm until I met him. I was getting tingles from my previous dates, but not orgasms. This guy takes me to a different place. I don’t mind when he has to leave at 9:30 to go home, because I feel free. However, I am an Evangelist in the church and I know this is wrong. He used to go to the church but he left because he was not being fed. His wife does not understand him at all. My children also really respect and enjoy being around him. He also loves my fried chicken.

Dr.Owens, I feel sort of like Fantasia. What should I do? Should I break it off or what? Am I wrong for having sex with him?

Please help,

LaTasha

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  • Nupeskolar3

    My entire belief is, if they will cheat on their husband or wife, what makes u so special that they wont do it to YOU?
    Im quite sure its not their first time stepping out and it damn sure wont be their last.
    The best thing is to find someone who respects themselves and respects you.
    Who would want to share someone that they care about with someone else? Especially when you only have limited access to them. They took a vow to be committed to that one person. If they dont want to be in that relationship, then get out and be single. I think its selfish and unfair. im speaking on general and not directly to any one personal relationship. But I for one would have more resepct for my self than to play second to anyone and put up with the lies and deceit…Im just saying….

    • AskDrO

      @Nupeskolar, do I since a little anger from resentment or experience. Which is it?

  • brooklynkid1180

    Is this a real person Dr.O ?

    First of all sister,

    You have to decide what YOU want. Do you want to stay with your husband? Do you want to continue to come 2nd? Do you want to be whole with your husband before another man? Yes or No.

    What are you going to do to make this a great life for yourself? How are you going to move in another direction……with a married man?————Don’t think so.

    Married man might have rang your chimes that day, because you were giving off frustration….After a while you are going to be needing things Married Man can not do for you. Then is that a good decision….YES or NO?

    Are you able to take Rev. to the cleaners? If so, do it. Get yours for your years spent with him. Make a plan, pack your bags and scram. Don’t let him know you are leaving, just make a plan and stick to it and disappear. Woman is smarter than man, I am not saying be vicious, but think it through and make a plan.

    Get on with your life. If you are religious and you question your faith, then you have to sit down with that too. Don’t beat yourself up, learn because we are not perfect;

    And most of all Be True to Yourself.

    Brooklynkid

    • AskDrO

      @Brooklynkid, Yes the person is real. Early on in my practice of Psychiatry, I would have responded like you. However, as I become older and a more trained clinician (not to be condescending or anything like that) my patients have taught me that life is not that simple. When people have been hurt, by parents, spouses or others, they may have self-esteem issues. Low self-esteem can sometimes trap us in oblivion. Many really want to get out brooklynkid1180 but it ain’t that easy. Sometimes the heart and emotions stand stronger than the reality of choice.

  • itamazesme

    LaTasha: I am not one to judge, and I can’t help but think your anger was misguided towards Dr. O because you knew you were wrong. You are an evangelist so you know what I mean by saying – “He stepped on your toes with his post”. There is no need to ask him what to do, you in your heart already know. As a person who believes-you know what to do- and as a woman of God-you DEFINITELY know what to do as you are held more accountable in your actions. There are sins – No one sin is bigger than the other – however, just remember one of the ones you are committing is one of the Ten Commandments. The only thing I will say that I absolutely do NOT agree with what you did and that is introducing your children to him. What are you teaching them? If you are okay with him going home to someone else,then that means your feelings aren’t that deep for him-yet you introduce him to your children. Besides the fact he is married, Kids should never be involved in a relationship that has the potential of being temporary.

    Now, with all that said concerning your morals spiritually. Let me say this like I tell other women. You are selling yourself short. You are accepting being second, or third, (you really don’t know)-when you should be first. Love yourself enough that you want to be the only one, not just number 1 because that means there is a #2, #3, etc. Also, I am sure it is all fine and dandy when you two are together, it is new and exciting, and you are on borrowed time, so you never get to see the real him. His wife doesn’t understand him, yet he married her, never fall for any of that. His wife may not understand him because he is spending his time at your house talking to you. She sees the side that you don’t see. I am sure his wife could tell you a few war stories, and if we all would stop looking at how green the grass is on the otherside and take time to water our own then we would see how green our grass will be. Also, remember under that green grass is a pile of (s***) that made it that way. You won’t be blessed with another man because you have one in your life that isn’t yours blocking access. let me give you a hint: Orgasms for a woman are more MENTAl release than they are a physical release-so your having them with him is because of the “excitement”, the “newness and danger” of what the person is as to why you are experiencing the pleasure.
    He is not your boyfriend, he is someone else’s husband – there is a difference. He can never be that or your man, when there is another woman out there with a piece of paper that states he is hers.

    I think your suspicions towards your husband, and unresolved things in your marriage has caused you to become someone you aren’t. You have an affair because you’re too scared to release your heart to anyone, so you see this as the best avenue.

    I can’t say that he won’t be with you, I have seen it happen a couple of times, where people have come together out of adulterous affairs and made it. One couple that I know of has been together now 15 years. That lets me know that sometimes a person may be married to a person that was not intended for them. Was it wrong the way they got together? Of course, and I am sure they suffered alot, BUT they made it.

    For me it is like this……Things happen in life, if a man steps out on his wife, I think that the couple should discuss it, learn from it, and move forward. HOWEVER, if this is a repeated offense, then it is still time to move forward JUST ALONE.

    One time is a mistake, several times is a pattern.

  • brooklynkid1180

    Dr O,

    Life is what you make it. I always say think it through, make a plan. Be true to yourself. I strongly believe if there is a will there is a way. God will make it for you.

    I have done it. I can testify to that. I was in situations, dealt with low self-esteem issues. Man….I could tell you some stories about…..all of that. Until I took control of what i wanted and worked toward it, it was 1 episode after another.

    So, I am not trying to tell you Doc, that you don’t know your business, but misery loves company.

    • AskDrO

      @brooklynkid1180, Thank you for your transparency. The truth really hurts at times and I feel you “Misery Does Love Company.” You are contributing a lot to the blog, thanks again.

  • Tangela

    LaTasha,

    As a fellow Christian I am so thankful for the Mercy and the Grace of God! Someone mentioned that as a “woman of God” you were breaking one of the 10 commandments and THAT makes this a really serious offense. I am proud to tell you, sister, that you are NOT under law but like me under GRACE! God loves you so much that He has given His only Son for you. Do you really think He won’t give you a GOOD man of your own? Do you think that God would give His only begotten Son, but a good, God-fearing man for LaTasha… that’s too much. Of course not!! Step back, sis. Stop letting this man disrespect your body, NO orgasm is worth that. Stop discounting your value and realize the depth of God’s love for you!! Your man is out there. Wait, Trust. Watch and pray… He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Rom. 8:32) FREELY!!! God is not angry with you, or embarrassed by you or even slightly surprised at the road you’ve taken. He is not just the AUTHOR of your faith but the FINISHER! God has made you FREE don’t limit yourself by settling for less than God’s best for you!

    • AskDrO

      @Tangela Thank you for your insight into this issue!

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