

{"id":34537,"date":"2019-02-19T04:31:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=34537"},"modified":"2024-11-21T11:51:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T11:51:03","slug":"loving-two-people-at-the-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/loving-two-people-at-the-same-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Loving Two Men at the Same Time Actually Possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34540 size-full\" title=\"Is Loving Two Men at the Same Time Actually Possible\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Is-Loving-Two-Men-at-the-Same-Time-Actually-Possible.jpg\" alt=\"Is Loving Two Men at the Same Time Actually Possible\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most delicate situations is when <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a woman loves two men<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and cannot decide to whom she wants to stay committed to. Love also implies sex, and this can be problematic when you are in a long-term relationship or have been married for years and have kids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you become involved with someone in a romantic setting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/physical-intimacy\/sexually-satisfying-relationships\/\">sex will automatically spring<\/a> in the picture, and we have to mention that if you already got someone at your side to fulfill that basic need, looking for fun and pleasure elsewhere is called &ldquo;cheating.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can-loving-two-people-at-the-same-time-actually-happen\"><\/span>Can loving two people at the same time actually happen?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your definition of love alters your perception, how you perceive yourself being with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> men at the same time. You have to ask yourself what love actually means for you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being such a complex feeling, love can be embodied in the warm touch of your life-long partner, his hands circling around you and hypnotizing you with his loving gaze. Or you may perceive love as a constant altruistic endeavor, constantly wanting to satisfy your partner and make them happy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can draw security and comfort from both of the above situations, while in the same time experience the joy and ecstasy of love in the arms of that special person, the high of being alive and nervous in the thrills of a sinful affair. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are involved in a marital relationship for years, and you think that your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/physical-intimacy\/experts-reveal-how-to-deal-with-incompatible-sex-drives\/\">partner doesn&rsquo;t satisfy your romantic sexual needs<\/a> anymore, getting involved with someone else and cheating on him is a disputable matter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewgmarshall.com\/about-andrew-g-marshall\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew G. Marshall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a British marital counselor, writes that for love to exist for a person, you need three crucial elements: intimacy, passion, and commitment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bearing this in mind, for a person to love another, the commitment needs to be involved, and thus loving two men at the same time can mean problematic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/experts\/grady-shumway\">LMHC Grady Shumway<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loving two people simultaneously can indeed happen, but it often leads to complex emotional and ethical dilemmas. Balancing intimacy, passion, and commitment is challenging when divided between two partners. Reflecting on your values and needs is essential to navigate these feelings responsibly and honestly.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-if-all-three-of-us-agree\"><\/span>What if all three of us agree?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of my friends, let&rsquo;s call her Paula, got involved with another younger man named Tom in her early 40&rsquo;s. Her husband knew about it because she told him all about it, and they agreed that all three of them would live together in the same house. This lasted for about two years, and Tom eventually left and parted ways with his lover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If this is settled beforehand and in complete disclosure between the two members of the couple, this kind if arrangements can work out, but still, in most of the cases they don&rsquo;t work out as long-term deals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our society is based on a monogamous layout, and people may become uncomfortable and misunderstand your feelings towards another as being just purely hedonistic in nature. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, you may feel deep feelings for both men in your life, but people always tend to gossip and spill out their misunderstandings inappropriately in a situation that involves loving two people at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Love-and-sex\"><\/span>Love and sex<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34539 size-full\" title=\"Love and sex\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Love-and-sex.jpg\" alt=\"Love and sex\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loving two people at the same can cause a great deal of emotional dissonance and confusion. <\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like we&rsquo;ve stated earlier, if all three parties agree on the relationship and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/emotional-intimacy\/emotional-connection-between-two-loving-partners\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emotions involved<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, things might seem to work. More and more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/infidelity\/extramarital-affairs\/\">couples are getting involved in extramarital relationships<\/a>, and allow their partners to be engaged into a polyamorous circle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They usually tend to keep this a secret for themselves, because this kind of behavior is generally not condoned by society&rsquo;s standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you love someone, love isn&rsquo;t the only feeling that you are experiencing in your emotional spectrum. Along with love also comes the contrasts, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/behind-jealousy\/\">jealousy<\/a>, sorrow or fear of abandonment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/intimacy\/why-intimacy-is-more-than-just-sex\/\">Sex is the most intimate human connection<\/a>, and sometimes it can be so intense that it can alter your whole former emotional background that you had with your first man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if you go out and feel attracted to another man just because you want to realize your fantasies and escape the monotonous mundane day-to-day life, you are being selfish, and you need to be honest to yourself.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s called<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cheating<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as we have previously stated, but if you&rsquo;ve realized that your current partner isn&rsquo;t the one that was meant for you, talk it out with them, but don&rsquo;t be a backstabber.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most delicate situations is when a woman loves two men and cannot decide to whom she wants to stay committed to. Love also implies sex, and this can be problematic when you are in a long-term relationship or have been married for years and have kids. When you become involved with someone in a romantic setting, sex will automatically spring in the picture, and we have to mention that if you already got someone at your side to fulfill that basic need, looking for fun and pleasure elsewhere is called &ldquo;cheating.&rdquo; Can loving two people at the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":675,"featured_media":34540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[2689],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34537"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/675"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34537"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105973,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34537\/revisions\/105973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}