You didn’t ask me the question, but ima put in my two cents anyway. Happiness and stability aren’t the right terms, as in so many of these situations (including this one) the questioning party is actively unhappy, and often the stability isn’t there either unless you just count “I have a boyfriend” as stability. It’s partly an ego/status thing, especially for women—being partnered is considered vital to how valuable you are in general, even if your partner sucks. People don’t know how to entertain themselves so they’d rather spend time with someone else, even if that time is unpleasant. Etc etc
For the first few years he kept telling me he was going to divorce his wife and I kept believing him. It never happened.
I mean, that's good. When a cheater marries their affair partner, it creates an opening for a new one.
Same. I’ll do alllll the dishes if I never have to fold laundry again!
You didn’t ask me the question, but ima put in my two cents anyway. Happiness and stability aren’t the right terms, as in so many of these situations (including this one) the questioning party is actively unhappy, and often the stability isn’t there either unless you just count “I have a boyfriend” as stability. It’s partly an ego/status thing, especially for women—being partnered is considered vital to how valuable you are in general, even if your partner sucks. People don’t know how to entertain themselves so they’d rather spend time with someone else, even if that time is unpleasant. Etc etc