The Petraeus Affair: Why Is There No Male Equivalent for 'Mistress'?
Lisa Belkin
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Posted 01.13.2013
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Colloquial English language has no word for that -- no label we use to describe the man with whom a married woman cheats. Gigolo doesn't really cover it. Lover, perhaps, but no newspaper account would use it in a situation like this because their goal is to talk about sex without directly mentioning it. Paramour? That just sounds ridiculous.