I’m a ‘side chick’ and that’s why having affairs with married men makes me feel ‘powerful’

Women who have had affairs reveal why they chose to sleep with someone else’s husband – and the bitter truth has left thousands horrified.

A 21-year-old woman who recently ended her relationship with a married man reached out to others in a similar situation to share their stories.

The young woman shared on Reddit that the affair made her feel ‘powerful’ at the time, but guilt and shame have started to creep in.

Many revealed they deliberately dated married men ‘because they could’ – with some admitting they had no regrets.

Others blamed being ‘young and reckless’ and have since atoned for their actions.

A few shared different reasons why they chose married men.

‘I have major commitment issues and the idea of ​​a low maintenance ‘relationship’ is the dream. I ended up feeling like a complete idiot,’ said one.

“The thought of being wanted so much that he was willing to sacrifice his living situation and long-term relationship was disorienting,” shared another. ‘It felt like a drug I couldn’t get enough of.

‘It’s heart pounding to see him debating in real time whether he wanted to cheat and then to see him look at me and decide he didn’t want to, but HAD to.’

One woman told how she ‘accidentally fell into’ an affair with her boss.

‘I had just started a new job and ended up completely falling for my married boss. I knew it was wrong and tried to keep my distance, but we had a lot of business trips together which resulted in a lot of 1:1 time.

‘I was in a really dark place. My dating life was barren, I felt rejected, gained weight and my self-esteem plummeted. But I had this attractive, successful guy at work who told me that I’m smart, beautiful, and that any guy who wasn’t into me was an idiot.

‘Every time I was with him I would finally feel alive again and feel like we just had magnetic chemistry. He also admitted that he felt the same way about me. We tried not to do anything, but after a year of suspense, we finally ended up hooking up.

‘I knew he was married, I knew it was wrong. I never met the wife, but thought she must be a much better person than I was. My colleagues had met her and I knew she was beautiful, healthy and seemed really friendly’.

An affair partner revealed she became addicted to the ‘high’ of keeping the secret

Another revealed that she became addicted to the ‘high’ of keeping the secret.

‘I’m not proud to be the other woman, but I thought I was the baddest b*tch on the planet. He spent every other weekend with me, and the one week a month he traveled for work, he actually came to see me.

‘I was with him on his bachelor party, I was with him the day after their wedding. I thought he is the only person who will love me and she is just more presentable so “of course” he had to marry her. I listened to every line that was fed to me.

‘On my 23rd birthday and he was with me instead of her nursing exam. I heard the voicemail she left him and to this day, almost 13 years later, I can still hear her crying. I knew at that moment it couldn’t go on and I ended it.’