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Sweet the sin,
bitter the taste
in my mouth

―U2

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But of all the little ways I've found
to hurt myself
well,
you might be
my favorite one of all

―Gillian Welch

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Strange,
what desire
will make foolish people do

—Chris Isaak

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Teardrop on the fire
of a confession
fearless on my breath

―Massive Attack

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I want more,
impossible to ignore
impossible to ignore

―Cranberries

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You’re my favorite mistake.

—Sheryl Crow

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Beneath every complaint is a wish. 

—Esther Perel

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Poem: Birds

Why do we cheat?

Why happy people cheat

What’s wrong with infidelity?

How common is cheating, really?

Understanding betrayal

Dear therapist: My husband and I never have sex, so I’m having an affair

Dear therapist: I’m having an affair and I’ve never been happier. Should I confess?

Dear therapist: I was the other woman

Dear therapist: I was an accomplice to an affair

Transcending Post-Infidelity Stress Disorder

The adultery arms race

How to avoid an affair: Admit that you could, conceivably, have an affair

How marital infidelity became America's last sexual taboo

Is American culture asking too much of marriage?

The exquisite pain of monogamous life

The State of Affairs

After the Affair

Getting Lost

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