If you are in a relationship in which you’re the “other woman”—that is to say, your partner is cheating on his wife or serious girlfriend in order to be with you—you have some serious thinking to do about what you want from the relationship and how you intend to proceed.

It is normal and natural for relationships to go through periods of distance, in which the two partners are not functioning on their desired level of intimacy. When you are in one of those times, it can be difficult to remember what keeps you in the relationship. However, if you are patient, you can find signs that your partner is still deeply in love with you.

Like so many adolescent women, you probably have one or two egoistical, self-centred friends who always has to be at the center of the universe. These kinds of friend normally tend to be very charming, well connected and attractive, often with the latest cell phone, clothes and jewellery.