Moral High Ground in Life After 60

Doing what is right as opposed to doing what would benefit one’s self. I will confess, that I don’t like being in those situations, but I find myself there. Morally I should walk away. I led with my heart and got in deep. And I mean fast.
We always say that if it happened to us we’d know better. Until it does. And you don’t. Falling in love with a married woman will destroy you. I know it as well as anyone. But it happens. And when it happens to you, you lose all your common sense and reasoning.
Before my divorce, I would counsel people in those situations to break it off. What I didn’t understand was what they were actually feeling. I am not talking about couples who hook up or cheat on their spouses. Although I guess it is still in the same category. It is those who actually fall in love. Any way you look at it, it is wrong. But how do you tell the heart no?
Love makes us vulnerable but we like the feeling of euphoria it brings. The high is both exciting and intoxicating. We see the warning signs but choose to ignore them. Sure I will be honest and say we only care about ourselves. And there is the haunting reality that someone is going to get hurt before this is over.