Hearing an “I love you” is always upsetting. But when these words come from an already married man, the heart races as much as the mind becomes troubled. Hope, guilt, excitement, doubts… everything mixes together. A question then keeps coming up: what does this really mean? Before letting yourself be overwhelmed by emotion or, on the contrary, judging yourself too harshly, it is essential to take a step back to understand what is at stake in this relationship with a married man.
An admission which often reveals unease elsewhere

This can be flattering, but also heavy. You are neither responsible for his difficulties as a couple, nor responsible for repairing what no longer works in his marriage.