Presuming you are in a committed relationship, if you could have an illicit affair with absolutely anyone you chose, and you would NEVER be 'found out', would you do it?
I couldn't do it because although other people might not find out, it's the self that would convict me on a daily basis. I would not function well knowing I had betrayed someone so utterly.
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