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CoWorker Cliche
Super embarrassing and cliche, but I'm attracted to this guy I worked with (we both have our own partners that we are quite happy with). I get a slight feeling that maybe he might also have some level of attraction to me, but it could just be my imagination. Thankfully we don't work together anymore/won't have to see each other again, but I still feel a lot of residual guilt and embarrassment about it.
My partner and I have a monogamish relationship, so the guilt isn't directed at my partner, but the thing is - I really like and respect my ex-coworker's wife. And they definitely have a very traditional agreement. I feel guilty that I have any level of attraction to her husband; it makes me feel kinda queasy and I wish I didn't feel this way. I'm a very transparent person so I'm certain that people can see right through me, including his wife.
I often wish that we lived in a society where we could all be honest about the fact that we sometimes feel attraction to people other than our partners. I feel like if we could just sort of acknowledge it and laugh it off, it would be less awkward and embarrassing whenever it happens. And I wish people wouldn't see it as a threat or a moral failing, but just a fact of life.
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