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— dirty, rotten, cheaters

“I tried to keep myself away from him by using con words like "fidelity" and "adultery", by telling myself that he would interfere with my work, that if I had him I'd be too happy to write. I tried to tell myself I was hurting Bennett, hurting myself, making a spectacle of myself. I was. But nothing helped. I was possessed. The minute he walked into a room and smiled at me, I was a goner.”

― Erica Jong, Fear of Flying

At its core, cheating can be defined as a betrayal of trust. But, of course, this leaves some grey areas. Meeting up with an ex seems pretty clear cut, but liking pics on Instagram? That's murky.

Because of this, this meme can take many forms as the concept of cheating can take many forms. Beyond sexual intimacy, there are things like emotional cheating and financial cheating that can be considered. Was this an accident or was it planned? A one-time thing or an on-going secret relationship? Are both parties involved in on this, or is someone completely in the dark about being a side piece? Maybe you're the one left in the dark while your partner is out frolicking about.

All that matters is that cheating is represented somehow in your threads. The rest is up to you.

— comment with your character + prefs + desired role
— reply to others and decide on a scenario.
— don't get caught.

potential roles

the serial cheater, the unsatisfied housewife, the unsuspecting side piece, the receiver of an unsolicited midnight text, the party getting cheated on, the one who wakes up the morning after in a married man's bed, the long-term lover, the sugar baby, and others

potential scenarios + themes

first time, fifth time, fiftieth time, attempting to turn a cheater into a housewife, getting caught, absentee partner, making excuses, accidental adultery, cheating with the postman, cheating with a family member, cheating with the best friend, secret second family, and others

general tropes + inspiration.

hair left on the bed sheets, break-ups, jealousy, routine adultery, repercussions, tension, deadly affair, homewrecker, think of the children, lipstick on the collar, guilt, 'business' trips, asking for forgiveness, this meme, and others

in my book of lies, i was the editor

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