Do the OW/Ms feel any guilt about the affair?
• I can only speak for myself. As a former OW….YES!!!! I felt guilty the entire time while it was happening. I STILL feel guilty. My situation was screwed up from the get go. I caused the MM’s wife so much pain. I regret that more than anything. (Well actually, I regret the affair more than anything else). • Most definitely. One can tell just by the name I chose. I grew up in a very Catholic household, as if there wasn’t enough guilt there already, I keep adding to it by being in this relationship. I feel as if I lead two lives. I know my MM also feels guilty about this, though he says he couldn’t imagine his life without me. Even though we don’t talk about it often, we both can feel it hovering over us. • I feel so much guilt everytime I see the MM’s W. She is so much like myself, with one exception, she is not inflicting this pain on someone else. I see her on a daily basis, and am even going on vacation with their family. She is, in essence, my best friend, and yet, I could lower
