Infidelity Support Group
Any relationship in which one partner engages willfully in sexual relations with another outside of the partnership is considered to have experienced infidelity. This breach of trust is often traumatizing for the faithful partner as well as the relationship, and support is often needed to heal emotionally and to decide whether or not the relationship should continue after...
(Dining alone at a restaurant bar is a different story, and is a great way to meet people, be they business travelers or locals who are single.)
The problem is, some married men use their wingman role as a ruse to meet women. Sure, any married person deserves some playful sexual sparring with members of the opposite sex other than their spouse. Its healthy to flirt. But how much is too much? A married man as wingman can be bad for everyone involved.
Ive had married buddies compete with me for a womans attention. Its hard enough to meet people to date, even tougher when your friend butts his head in with nothing at stake.
Ive had married buddies charm the girlfriend of a woman Im talking to, so much so that the girlfriend wants to date him. Didnt she ask if he was married? Didnt he tell her? (Some married men dont wear rings, at least not in bars.)
Ive had married buddies wives ask me why I kept their husband out so late on nights he didnt even go out with me!
Please know that not all married guys are like this. (From my experience Id say most married guys are not like this.) But some are. They betray their spouses and friends, and smile and lie to the women they meet.
Why do they do it? Some men are unhappy in their marriages. Some like the thrill of the chase. Some need to feel the spark of sexual conquest. A lot simply need women to love them. Theyll say anything to make a woman think hes the most fabulous creature on earth, sometimes by simply noticing things about her and helping her feel great about herself. Its an ego need. (Random pop psychology note: often when a person feeds off the adoration and love of others, they are doing so because they dont love themselves.)
As for me, next time Im out I might go by myself. Just dont automatically think Im a creep for drinking alone. I might be doing it to help a married friend stay out of trouble. Or at the very least, let him find trouble without my help.
He is not single and yet he is portraying himself to be. He doesn't need to be in a bar, no married individual does in my opinion, unless you tag along.
He's using Dave to continue his childish ways. In fact, Dave may be enticing that.
Don't settle for it. If he wants to ACT single, he is going to have to BE single.