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I'm engaged but have a serious crush on someone

Hello. Im 23 and I'm engaged to my 31 year old partner, we've been together for nearly 2 years and have lived together from the start. I feel really secure, we have 3 cats together, a nice place and he's got a good job. There's no reason that I'm aware of that I should be looking at other people. Ive been in a few serious relationships and have never looked at anyone else with attraction whilst in a relationship because I'm usually very loyal naturally. However, I met someone and I can't stop thinking about him. He's a ticket gate worker at the train station, I've seen him for about a year and he always says hello, asks how I am, about my day and his day etc. Just basic friendly conversations. But I've never seen him do that with any other customers going through the ticket gates. It feels nice, feeling special, like a random person cares about me and wants to check I'm doing ok. So this has been going on for about a year, however in the last month or so, I've noticed I've started hoping that he's working whenever I'm getting the train, and I've realised how disappointed I feel if he's not there. And now I can't stop thinking about him and I want to go get a train just for the sake of it for a chance to see him. I don't even know his name, if he's single or anything. Also I think he's 40-50 years old... which has always been way too old for me, yet I see past that with him. He's just so nice and makes me feel happy and I get butterflies after seeing him. I'm hoping I'm just confused and my brain is getting mixed up between having a crush or just really liking someone as a person. I feel so guilty because I'm engaged, but I have no control over this. I obviously wouldn't act on anything unless I ended things with my partner but that's not an option in my mind. I just don't know what to do with these thoughts, they're only getting stronger
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If it turns out that I just think you're cute then maybe that just shows that somethings wrong in my current relationship.

It's ok for you to be attracted to other men. It doesn't have to mean that there's something wrong in your relationship.

I'm hoping I'm just confused and my brain is getting mixed up between having a crush or just really liking someone as a person.

It could very well be that you're brain is tricking you into having intimate feelings. We all have "feel good" chemicals in our brains that can effect how we view and understand things.

Granted, you may very well find this person attractive, but you don't really know anything about him. You're only seeing one small aspect of this man. He could be a total douche for all you know, so I would not do anything that could jeopardize your relationship with the wonderful man you already have.

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I also want to say that I see your age is 22-25. This is just the beginning. You're going to be attracted to a lot more men in the years to come, so you need to be smart about how you feel and react.
Catlady31 · 22-25, F
@MsSwan Thank you so much. Yeah I've read that its normal to feel attracted to other people when youre in a relationship, even if there's nothing wrong with your relationship. Its just the first time I've ever experienced this in my 10 years of 5 serious relationships. I think maybe because its the first time its ever happened, I didnt know what I was supposed to do with the thoughts. For example I've been thinking maybe I'm just falling out of love with my partner, but it doesn't have to mean that at all, it most likely means nothing and is just a temporary crush. Just gonna go with the flow and do what's right, whatever that may be
@Catlady31 Good luck, and stay strong, lol.
WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F
@MsSwan best answer