I'm watching the Cashmere Mafia marathon on Cosmo Canada, and it's got me thinking about affairs.
One of the main plots in the whole series (which only ran for 7 episodes) is the long term married power couple falling apart because the husband has a string of affairs. Which come to a head when the husband crosses the unspoken rule of not having an affair with a friend of the wife. She then threatens to get even by having an affair of her own.
Throughout history affairs have been happening. Some destroyed marriages, some helped to strengthen them (mostly in the 1770's between arranged marriages of royalty)
As someone who's seen affairs destroy lives, I have to wonder what it is that drives some people into those relationships? If you're in a good relationship, why would you want to destroy it?
What is the draw of an affair?
As a writer, the subject of affairs are ideal for moving a plot along. You can draw lines of villains, heroes, or blur the lines to create moral points.
Real life is not a 250 page romance novel, and the fall out of affairs can ripple out to affect more then just the people having the affair.
Would you tell your friend if you discovered their spouse was cheating on them or pretend you never learned about it?
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