I have been married for seven years to a woman I have known for seventeen years. People are always telling us that we are the perfect couple, so much in love, soulmates, and I tend to agree with them. However, this was not always the case. There is a reason it took me ten years to marry her and I think you understand it. I felt the need to "look around" like many men and women do.
My father had a bit of a wandering eye(and other body parts) and really messed up his marriage so I made a commitment to not follow in his footsteps. While breaking it off was very hard to do and hurt her, she will agree with me that it was the best course. In time I came to realize she was the one I wanted to be with for the rest of my life, but if I had messed around on her we wouldn't have the wonderful life we have today.
Don't be a man, be a gentleman.
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