4. “Having an affair was the stupidest mistake I’ve ever made, if only because I’ll never live it down. My wife freaks out if I don’t check in at least once an hour when I’m doing anything without her. I feel like I’m being watched all the time. Even now.”
— Struggling Actor, 27
5. “This might be counterintuitive, but in a way my affair saved my marriage. Maybe I’m married to the most understanding woman on the planet, but she was able to forgive me and we were able to use what happened as a platform for dealing with some underlying problems in our relationship. Two years later, we’ve never been happier together.”
— Creative Director, 30
6. “I loved having an affair. It suited me. It was romantic and fun and it made me feel alive. But everything came to a crashing halt when I gave my wife chlamydia, which I’d contracted from my side dish. As far as STDs go, chlamydia isn’t so bad. But in terms of all the possible ways a guy can get caught, infecting your wife with a disease—even a relatively benign, curable one—isn’t something I’d recommend.”
— Photo Journalist, 33
