12-04-2013, 07:55 AM
Extramarital relationships are often described as love triangles. But is that really a correct description? Perhaps it is from the perspective of the betrayed spouse who feels another person has intervened in their marriage, but to the participants themselves in the extramarital relationship their relationship has a life of its own independent of the marriage.
We have relationships with many people. The difference with romantic relationships is of course that in our societies we are generally only supposed to have one at a time, especially if we are married. But just because we only are supposed to have one, does not make it one when it is two.
On True Support we have chosen an angle as our logo. The angular point is the married person. The two legs of the angle are the two relationships he/she is having. These two relationships are not connected as there is in most cases no connection between the betrayed spouse and the other person.
The ultimate scenario would be that one relationship had run its full course before the other one started. However, that is very often not the case, and we find ourselves in a relationship that is existing parallel to another. This can continue for years. Sometimes one relationship is dying while the other is growing. Other times both are healthy and thriving. Sometimes they complete each other, what you don't have in one relationship you may find in the other. But it's always two relationships not one.
We have relationships with many people. The difference with romantic relationships is of course that in our societies we are generally only supposed to have one at a time, especially if we are married. But just because we only are supposed to have one, does not make it one when it is two.
On True Support we have chosen an angle as our logo. The angular point is the married person. The two legs of the angle are the two relationships he/she is having. These two relationships are not connected as there is in most cases no connection between the betrayed spouse and the other person.
The ultimate scenario would be that one relationship had run its full course before the other one started. However, that is very often not the case, and we find ourselves in a relationship that is existing parallel to another. This can continue for years. Sometimes one relationship is dying while the other is growing. Other times both are healthy and thriving. Sometimes they complete each other, what you don't have in one relationship you may find in the other. But it's always two relationships not one.
