Extramarital Affair

The Facebook Other Woman and the Social Networking Casanova: An Old Story, a New Addiction

Ester Amy Fischer | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style


Ester Amy Fischer

What happened to me is that I both fell in love and had my heart broken on Facebook. On Facebook. With someone I'd never met.

"Victims" of Infidelity?

Ruth Bettelheim | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


Ruth Bettelheim

In the news articles and op-ed pieces about extramarital affairs, there is always a perpetrator and a victim. These are stories about Good and Evil, the righteous and the sinner.

Sanford Transfers Extramarital Affair to Lieutenant Governor

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.25.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

In a press conference this morning, Mr. Bauer was philosophical about his new duties, telling reporters, "Well, boys, I guess I'll be hitting the Appalachian Trail."

Will The Real John Edwards Sit Down?

Richard Laermer | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics


Richard Laermer

In the end Edwards, like Spitzer before him, will fade into the Gary Hart night. What will we be left with but more tawdry feelings about a couple we admired. There's nothing good in it. Let's stop gossiping.

The Secret Lives Of Married Men

Huffington Post | Posted 08.14.2008 | Living


This week's New York magazine cover story delves into why the Spitzer scandal came as no surprise to a lot of married men. As the author explains, Wh...

The Case For Open Relationships

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Rachel Kramer Bussel

I do believe that monogamy has become fetishized as the only answer to a large degree, with the result being that many people are either locked into relationships they aren't happy with, or are conducting affairs on the side and feeling guilty about it (or not).