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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Been by your side or not, I loathe the guy, despite him probably being lovely. How did he make this clear?
HIS DYING BROTHER!!!
On the other hand, he does sound like a nice sort of chap, helping you with everything. I can see your turmoil, don't feel too bad, or if you feel bad don't feel evil - people get crushes.
Erm, I'm not helping. He doesn't seem that nice to me, but then kinda does. (Pfft, what do I know, I was only 11 when you guys got married and don't know about marriage and stuff) Listen to Smudge because she always gives fantastic advice on this sort of stuff.
Hi imwho - Firstly, I am really sorry to hear about your husband's terminal illness & the dilemma you have found yourself in.
I feel that you are dealing with too many conflicting emotions here. This may seem difficult for you, but for the moment, try to put to one side any feelings you may have towards your brother-in-law. Concentrate on loving & caring for your husband. This way, when the inevitable does happen, you will not have a burden of guilt on your shoulders.
When you find yourself on your own again, give yourself time to grieve & get your emotions back on track. If after a time you & your brother-in-law still feel the same about each other, then it was meant to be & you can progress from there.
Do what you want, it will never change the way you feel or what you had with your husband. The main thing is you! Once your husband passes away (sadly) you will still be here and you need to find happiness again - in whatever form it takes. So if you find comfort from your brother-in-law then let it be - you may be mixed up right now and unsure but take each day as it comes and do what you feel and what makes you feel better. Noone knows what's round the corner so do what you want and what make's you feel happy! I wish you all the best though, must be a hard time for you right now.
I'm agreeing with everyone so far, but Goldheart I'm not sure I agree with you...
Of course you're going to feel lonely at this time, and it's tempting to take comfort if someone offers it so freely. but think about your family and your in-laws. You really need to be cautious here. It's not just you that this decision will affect. Do you have children? I don't know if your husbands parents are still alive, but consider their emotions if they found out you were or had engaged in some kind of relationship with their son whilst your husband was dying?
It's easy to be selfish in these situations and to see everything as it is now, but you will not always feel the same way you do now, don't risk losing the support and kindness of a family you've been part of for 10 years, just because you've got a crush.
Be there for your husband, and if he hasn't already, I'm sure he'll bring up the topic of what he wants for you when he's gone. He's going to say that he wants you to be happy, to find someone else, but I doubt he means his brother. These feelings are only temporary, you'll get through them if you just see them for what they are.
Goodluck xx
thank you to all for your support. im just so lost right now. im 23 and have 2 children ages 8 and 4. my husband is only 24. his brother is 49. that makes it even weirder. i just feel bad. we had children while we were young because we knew he had a high chance of dying young. he has a brain disorder. we also got married young. we were in 8th grade when we had our first child. we got married when i was 17. i started living with him and his brother when i was 13. we havent been married 10 years but weve been together that long. im sorry i made it sound like i was married for 10 years. im not very good at expressing myself, as you can tell. i just want my husband to be happy. he has 2-4 months left according to his doc. my dad is comming to help me. i havent seen him for 51/2 years. im nervous about that. i never had a mom. it was always just me and dad. he comes home from iraq next month. hes not a fighting soldier--just a cooking one. i have to go to work so ill write more later.
It could be that when you see your father again and he gives you some much needed support, that your feelings for your brother in law will fade.
Although it isn't much help, I really would try not to worry about the "crush" you have towards tyour brother in law. When going through such a traumatic time, our brain sometimes needs an outlet to divert us from what is going on.