Yes, someone can be with someone else and still have feelings for you and try to hide them in the process.

This person may not be entirely dedicated to who they are with.

There is a part of her that wants to be with someone else.

She stays in the relationship that she is in, as it is safe and is what she knows.

If she still has feelings for this person that she is trying to hide, she is worried that those feelings won’t be reciprocated if she showed them openly.

She is worried about this person not wanting to be with her or not seeing her in the same light.

As a result, she guards herself.

She hides the fact that she has feelings for this person, as she waits on this person to make a decisive move on her.

While she waits, she looks in that person’s direction and looks away the moment that person catches her eye.

She positions herself in the general vicinity of the person, but remains somewhat aloof so that she isn’t noticed.

She watches what this person is doing on social media so as to stay in touch with what this person is doing in life.

Questions are asked about this person from time to time to friends and colleagues.

There is a nervous curiosity about about who this person is dating.

A mental picture is created of what it is like to date this person.

This is when she envisions herself with this person and what it is like to date them.

She does all this as quietly as she can so as not to be too obvious about it.

Clearly, in a scenario like this, she has feelings for this person.

This person is who she always wanted to be with.

The partner that she currently has wasn’t her first choice.

But, the relationship she wanted did not happen.

She settled for the person that she is currently with.

Indeed, someone can be with someone else but have feelings for another.

This isn’t uncommon.

That being said, there is a caveat.

There are people who are perfectly happy in their relationships but admire others from time to time.

This is evidenced in how they look at the object of attraction, and for some, in the act of flirting with their object of attraction.

This is a person who isn’t looking to be with their object of attraction.

She is merely admiring said person and playing around.

It’s easy to misconstrue what she is doing as a sign that she still has feelings.

The truth is, she is merely doing this because she knows that she will never take it any further.

Light flirting is fun, but to an extent.

It’s enough to make her feel good temporarily, but she doesn’t require any more.

After all, she never intended for it to go beyond a few lighthearted exchanges.

Keeping this in mind, don’t let your desires for her get the best of you, as you mislead yourself into believing that there are mutual feelings where there aren’t.