‘I found out the rugby player I’m seeing is four-timing me, and I am more attracted to him than ever’

Trish Murphy - The Irish Times - 07:25
Tell Me About It: ‘Knowing about the other partners has added another layer to our get-togethers’

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I met a rugby player at a gig. He was living locally and was a breath of fresh air. I knew that I was his first partner in a while. It seemed he could not get enough of me and it was great fun for ages.

We used to meet on a Wednesday and Sunday night and, to be honest, this suited me as I have a fairly busy life. However, I found out some time later that he was four-timing me. The Sundays were the first to go – he’d text to say that he had late training or else that he’d come over much later.

Then Wednesdays began to wobble and that was when I began to suspect something was wrong. I confronted him, and he owned up to having another person in his life. I was a bit devastated. I felt rejected and began to question my attractiveness.

But then I discovered that there were three other women as well, and somehow that did not seem as bad. The thing is that now I know, I find that I am more attracted to him than ever and he likes it as he doesn’t have to lie. Weirdly, t...
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