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Dangerous liaisons: our most popular stories about cheating
A deep dive into everything we’ve written on infidelity.
‘The sexiest words anybody hears: We shouldn’t be doing this’
Yes, pop star Shania Twain and her best friend swapped husbands, as a new documentary reminds us. But psychologists say having an affair with a friend’s partner is not only a common scenario, it’s “devastating”.
- Samantha Selinger-Morris
How to know when a conversation becomes emotional cheating
Adam Levine’s sexting scandal has thrown into the light what happens when conversations go too far. How do you know when the line is crossed?
- Katy Hall
Would your partner pass the cheating test?
Synonymous with reality dating shows, ‘the test’ is meant to gauge the trustworthiness of a prospective partner. It also raises a mountain of ethical dilemmas.
- Katy Hall
- Opinion
Why are we still shocked by infidelity? Most of us cheat
Relationship experts reckon if you only cheat on your partner once, you’re pretty good at monogamy. So, should we cut unfaithful celebrities some slack?
- Kerri Sackville
Olivia Wilde’s “adulterous” salad dressing: are recipes the latest battleground of cheating?
As countless people clamour for a recipe they think might bag them a mate, others are starting to wonder: do we need to worry if our partner leaves the house with cookware?
- Samantha Selinger-Morris
Three women, cheated on by the same guy, are now travelling together
Three young women are touring the US together united by something they never imagined they’d have in common: They all had the same cheating boyfriend. At the same time.
I’d always condemned infidelity, then I fell in love with a married man
My lover awakened my heart, body and soul after the loss of my husband, and it was all too easy to ignore his marriage.
- Anonymous
Her affair was the final straw. Ten years later, I reached out
It's the quality of friends, not the quantity, that is the key to happiness. But what happens when you fall out with your soul mate?
- Anonymous
- Opinion
What does it feel like to get away with an affair?
The lack of guilt can seem jarring, but many relationship experts argue that this does not represent some kind of emotional bankruptcy.
- Kerri Sackville
- Opinion
Can an affair save a marriage? As a sex therapist, I believe so
It’s often thought that infidelity is the beginning of the end for a relationship, but one sex therapist begs to differ.
- Matty Silver
Many people having affairs consider themselves to be ‘happily’ married
There are certainly married people who troll for sex online, but many people fall into unplanned liaisons with work colleagues or friends.
- Kerri Sackville
'Rejecting our forebears' values': why Millennials are cheating less
Perhaps a seemingly unlimited choice of partner, thanks to the internet, is what’s changing the game.
- Natalie Reilly
If a woman is having an affair, her face probably won't show it
An Australian study has found it is easier to pick unfaithfulness in a man's face than a woman's.
- Mary Ward
Trust or bust: How three women navigated life after their partner's affair
For some, it’s a deal breaker. For others, an obstacle to overcome. What happens to couples when infidelity strikes.
- Evelyn Lewin
Why I am cheating on my partner
Infidelity is one of the key causes of marital breakdown, but what drives a person to look outside their marriage? Dilvin Yasa finds out.
- Dilvin Yasa
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