My Most Read Adulterous Works in 2020
By: Teresa J Conway
Tags: Relationships, Sexuality, Writing Life, Adultery, Cheating

My Most Read Adulterous Works in 2020

I could have just said work because adultery is all I write about, but think of the SEOs the word adulterous could bring me

My top four pieces by reads in 2020 (photo: Author).

I was reading Roz Warren’s most-read works article tonight, and it got me thinking about my own most read work. I left a comment on hers that said my most read piece had 350+ reads. After leaving my comment, I pulled up my most-read pieces, and low and behold, the second ever article I posted on Medium was the winner! Of course my guess was off by 300ish, but in my defence, I didn’t become a writer for the math.

I would also like to say I’ve completely plagiarized Roz’s format, but it was in the spirit of imitation as the highest form of flattery, and not because I’m a dirty cheater.

How to Cheat — 25 Ground Rules to Think About Before Jumping into Bed with an Affair Partner, published on May 20th, 2020, had 666 reads. It’s a 13-minute read, and the average read time was 6:48, which is pretty good for a long one. Of course, it is a listicle, so designed for the skimmer.

Oh, that number though! 666! How appropriate!

The article itself is an adaptation from my book of the list of the ground rules I developed for cheaters. Most of those 666 reads come from outside of Medium, but that’s ok because I’m here to help. How much has this bad boy made me so far? A whopping $13.73!

Next up at 577 was a curated article called I Never Needed Much Sex. And I still don’t, but I need some! I’ve had adventures and experienced some unique situations, but I don’t need a lot to keep me going. This one was another two-figure earner, coming in at a cool $35.90! Damn, that is some good cash, right there!

At 416 reads, Losing My Anal Virginity to My Affair Partner (an event my lover mentioned today in the article I posted for him) earning me 2/3 of my normal hourly wage, at $42.88. It would have been nice if it only took 40 minutes to write, but thankfully I’m not here for the cash.

Adultery and Losing My Second Virginity, at 373 reads, was another resounding success, grossing $17.71. There will be a follow up to this because my lover and I went back to the same hotel and booked the same (layout) suite we had on our first night, to celebrate our second anniversary. Hot! Hot! Hot!

The $17 covered most of the parking.

Why am I here?

When I set out, what I wanted to do is share my adultery experience, so I wrote a book. From there, I followed my beautiful friend and adulterous bestie, MonalisaSmiled to Medium, and joined her publication, The Scarlett Letter, as an editor.

Why? Because everything I’ve written is what I had wanted to read when I first thought about an affair. The lack of cohesive information on adultery out there made me into the person I needed to find three years ago as I researched cheating.

Adultery isn’t my niche or field of expertise so much as it’s become my life.

I took an enormous risk stepping out, and I wanted to make the road easier for the next guy or gal thinking about doing the same.

Because as sexy and hot and everything else cheating can be, it is also scary as hell. I’d never encourage someone to cheat, so while I write about the fun stuff, I also write about the scary and mundane too. If someone reads my work before they consummate their affair, I know they will have the knowledge to make an informed decision, and that’s all I wanted.

That’s it. That’s why I write about adultery.

It’s not to make $42 or have 666 reads. It’s to give people the unvarnished truth about what it’s like to live an adulterer’s double life of lies, deceit, and ecstasy. A double life that no one will congratulate them for when they’re caught.

Happy New Year, everyone, and thanks for the reads!