The capacity for self-control is a thing we all have, and I highly recommend anyone who thinks cheating is a normal part of relationships to explore theirs at some point. If you’re not getting what you need from your partner, then instead of hurting them in a major way and breaking their trust, just dump them and move on; I promise, the latter option is significantly kinder and less messy after the fact than the former. Not gonna sit here and say I haven’t had minor-to-moderate crushes on friends or people I wasn’t dating, but you don’t have to act on every single impulse unless you’re an uncivilized mongoloid who can’t work through your emotions on your own.
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If you feel your needs aren’t being met in a relationship, having a friendship as a foundation makes it easier to talk things out with your partner; then, if you still can’t agree on how both parties should treat the other, you can separate and find someone who is more suited to your desires. I get that the hyper masculine jabronis think showing any vulnerability is a mistake, which is more of an admission about the poor quality of their mindset and behavior than anything else, but you can either save yourself the drama and tension of a messy breakup or lean into it and get exactly what you paid for by being withholding and impersonal