I’ve been in a relationship for a long time. Seven years to be precise.

And to tell you the truth, I’ve always been happy in love.

We met in college and he wooed me for a few months before I finally gave him the nod.

And things could never have been better for both of us.

[Read: 25 relationship rules for successful love]

We even joined the same workplace and shared every moment happily with each other.

But about six months ago, I joined another organization with a better paycheck.

And that’s when things started to spiral out of control.

[Read: Making the choice between love and career]

If you would have asked me then if I would have ever cheated on my boyfriend, you would have heard me banish the thought in a flash.

But life, as they say, can take interesting and unpredictable turns along the way.

Experiencing my freedom

At first, I was nervous to not have him around me to depend on.

But within a couple of weeks, I fit right into my new workplace and everything was perfect. The people were great and a lot of fun.

At the same time, I met a great guy in my new workplace who had a huge crush on me. He constantly asked me out and flirted with me. It was a laugh at first, and soon enough, I was having a lot of fun flirting back with him. [Read: 20 signs of attraction in the first conversation]

It was harmless and a new experience, and that thought excited me.

Life with my boyfriend

My boyfriend and I wanted to move in together, but we put that thought away for a few more months because of my new job and its schedule. [Read: Things to know before you move in with your boyfriend]

We spent our evenings together and an occasional weekend too, when he wasn’t hanging out with the boys.

I don’t know where we went wrong, but somewhere along the way, things started to get on edge. He started asking me a lot of questions about my workplace and I started getting annoyed with his constant calls during my busy work hours. [Read:How to make your boyfriend feel less insecure and jealous]

Somehow, we just weren’t getting used to the fact that we weren’t around each other anymore. When I missed him, he was busy. When he missed me, I was busy. It was very frustrating.

Soon, we started fighting over petty things.

Eventually, I started to believe that my boyfriend had been taking me for granted all this while. He wouldn’t like