infidelity:

1. Sexual unfaithfulness in marriage ; sexual-relations with someone other than ones spouse .
SYNONYMS: adulterous-affair ; breach of promise; cheating , coitus-adulterinus ; cuckoldry ; entanglement; the eternal-triangle ; extracurricular-activities ; extramarital infidelity; fornication ; goings-on ; hanky-panky; two-timing ; unfaithfulness. See affair for more synonyms.

2. An instance of sexual unfaithfulness; an act of sex performed between two people one or both of whom is/are married to other people. See affair for synonyms.

See Also: adultery, amorous paranoia, apistia, delusional jealousy, fence jumper, in flagrante delicto, infidelity, monogamous, monogamy

Quotes Containing infidelity:
Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Harry (Billy Crystal) in When Harry Met Sally (1989): - Jess: ''Marriages don''t break-up on account of infidelity . It''s just a symbol that something else is wrong.'' - Harry: ''Really?! Well, that symbol is fucking my wife .''
A journalist (Michael O''Keefe) and Nina (Laura San Giacomo) in Nina Takes a Lover (1995): - Journalist: ''There are basically two arguments about infidelity . One is that you''re either born monogamous or you''re not and the other is that we''re all capable, certain conditions in a marriage provoke it .'' - Nina: ''What do you think?'' - Journalist: ''I think it''s a little bit of both.''
Dante Hicks (Brian O?Halloran) in Clerks (1994): ''Yeah, I mean aside from the cheating , we were a great couple . I mean that''s what high school was about, algebra, bad lunch , and infidelity .''
The journalist (Michael O''Keefe) and Nina (Laura San Giacomo) in Nina Takes a Lover (1995): - Journalist: ''There are basically two arguments about infidelity . One is that you''re either born monogamous or you''re not and the other is that we''re all capable, certain conditions in a marriage provoke it .'' - Nina: ''What do you think?'' - Journalist: ''I think it''s a little bit of both.''
Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Harry (Billy Crystal) in When Harry Met Sally (1989): - Jess: ''Marriages don''t break-up on account of infidelity . It''s just a symbol that something else is wrong.'' - Harry: ''Really?! Well, that symbol is fucking my wife .''
A journalist (Michael O''Keefe) and Nina (Laura San Giacomo) in Nina Takes a Lover (1995): - Journalist: ''There are basically two arguments about infidelity . One is that you''re either born monogamous or you''re not and the other is that we''re all capable, certain conditions in a marriage provoke it .'' - Nina: ''What do you think?'' - Journalist: ''I think it''s a little bit of both.''

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