10 Reasons Why People Fall in Love with Others While in a Relationship

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“Earthquakes just happen. Tornadoes just happen. Your tongue does not just happen to fall into some other girl’s mouth!” —Gemma Halliday

Sometimes people in a committed relationship fall out of love with each other or find themselves in situations where they find themselves falling for someone other than their partner. There are several reasons why this could happen:

1. We are visual beings. So it is natural to be attracted to visually appealing people. It may have nothing to do with actual feelings.

2. You are bored with your current partner, work, or the constant monotony of life. So romance might be something that you feel can add spice to an otherwise boring life.

3. Going through a mid-life crisis.

4. Revenge

5. You admire the qualities in the person you are falling for

6. It fills you up with feel-good hormones

7. Something or many things are currently missing in your current relationship.

8. You begin to imagine how different and wonderful life would be with this new person

9. You convince yourself it’s your partner’s fault that you are falling for someone else

10. You convince yourself that you deserve happiness and if someone else’s heartbreaks in the process, well too bad.

    “No relationship is ever a waste of time. If it didn’t bring you what you want, it taught you what you don’t want.” — Unknown

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