Why I Cheated: My Wife Showered Her Love And Attention More On Our Dogs Than Me

I get the obsession of human beings with pets. I totally get it. I too am one of those people who dotes on pets. However, I absolutely draw a blank when someone forgets their partner and spends their entire time with their pets. To my utter disgust, I had the first-hand experience when my wife really neglected my emotional and physical needs just to be with our dogs. From giving a giant hug to our dogs in morning, taking them out for strolls, playing with them in her free time to sleeping with our dogs on our bed, in my wife's life, there was simply no space and regard for me. I tried to express my displeasure with her obsession with dogs. Every time I would try to tell her that she's neglecting me because of our dogs, she would pick a fight with me, shout at me and even stop talking to me. I was getting tired of the entire situation with every passing day. To be honest, at some point I even stopped trying to reconcile with my wife. I realised there was something terribly amiss with her and I just left things as they were. Also read: However, deep down I seeked companionship. I wanted to feel heard, seen, loved and cared for again. I simply couldn't be with someone who preferred pets over me. I come from a family where divorce is still unheard of. So, I had to be legally married to my wife. I asked myself if that meant I would never experience love again and the thought of not feeling loved made me feel really really sad.I signed up on an app in hopes of finding someone who could support me emotionally. Did I experience a conscience attack? Absolutely not! Nothing can justify the behaviour of my wife, but my want of seeking companionship is warranted in my opinion. Luckily, I found someone on the app. She was beautiful, 7 years younger to me and supremely affable. I don't know to date what she saw in me, but we did fell in love with each other in a matter of a few months.Also read: It seems we're made for each other. We have many things in common. From sharing our love for trekking, reading books to going on marathons, we really have had many shared experiences so far and it's been great! She knows about my marital status, she is unmarried, but somehow none of these things seemed to matter in our equation from the word go. After meeting her, I finally understood the meaning of soulmate. When we make love to each other, we are 100% in sync. It's surprising how one can find so much in common and solace within each other's company. The only positive outcome of my wife's abysmal obsession with our dogs has been me finding my way to my soulmate. With my wife busy with our dogs 24x7, I really don't think she will realise that I have long back moved on from her mentally.