It featured Joy Browne discussing infidelity. Thanks, you were just the first to contact me about this one. It is the opinion of Frank Pittman, Shirley Glass, Emily Brown - and any responsible expert on the issue of extramarital affairs. However, that narrow definition is outdated. The primary factor in defining an extramarital affair is that secrecy and deception are involved.
Deception is an integral part of an affair, regardless of the particular form it takes.
In fact, people often recover from the fact that their partner had sex with someone else before they recover from the fact that they have been deceived. So there is no escape from the pain, regardless of whether the affair is kept hidden or exposed. In marriages where affairs are kept secret, certain topics of discussion are avoided because the deceiving partner fears being discovered and the other is reluctant to appear suspicious. This causes many relationships to be dominated by dishonesty and deception. It's doubtful that a couple can keep something like this hidden for the rest of their lives without a terrible strain developing.