Dopamine is linked to feelings of pleasure and gratification, which helps to explain why love might be so alluring. According to certain specialists, the brain might struggle to see the chemical difference between love and narcotics.

Phyllis, 58, and her husband are opening up their 20-year marriage to polyamory after admitting to emotional affairs: “I’m not ready to give up the person I’m having an emotional affair with, but I am willing to repair what is broken in my marriage,” she says.

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It was tight and hot in the dance class. The air between the two of us was almost pregnant with pheromones. In this vibe of I just let myself fall. My body moved toward this new lover as if by itself. To let me loose, I transferred this dance lesson in Pakistan to a sex club in the western world. According to a 2015 YouGov study of 1,660 British adults, 20% of people have been unfaithful to their partner. Of those, 15% said their infidelity had no physical component. Sometimes I still wonder where he is. I occasionally wonder if he ever thinks of me. I wonder how he’s aged after a decade. I wonder if he’s felt sadness, joy, or regret over how things transpired and ultimately ended between us.

Despite my confidence in my overall intelligence, I had a 4-year affair I had with a married man. Yup. That was not a winning move. Understatement. To begin with, “to get emotional with someone” involves sharing intimate thoughts with them knowing that they would understand and validate your feelings. You’d feel secure to share your most authentic self with somebody that understands you. It’s because affairs take place in the lives of all kinds of people — from all walks of life. Affairs don’t happen just between bad or evil people. I wonder if he’s found some sort of redemption in his life — or gained any sort of ability to reflect upon his own actions.

Cheating on my husband has helped me understand his need for variety in sex. Since I cheated on him, I really do not look forward to the forced mingling of our bodies. I actually never enjoyed sex with him. Most of the time I was faking the orgasm. What gave me sensual pleasure was foreplay, which he shamelessly cut short to cut to the chase. It’s also the most criticized. I’ve received the most comments — mostly negative — on that one story than any other I’ve written. Although there are serial cheaters, players, and people who are downright malicious, many people who have affairs are none of those. One 29-year-old described feelings of panic at a looming engagement: “I couldn’t explain why – I had spent the past six years dreaming of our future. But a birthday message from an ex-lover popped up in my inbox and the rest unfolded at a rapid pace.” NORC at the University of Chicago - Insight for Informed Decisions - NORC.org". norc.org. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07.