"The book says most affairs aren't about finding a new partner," Mark whispered, finally meeting her eyes. "They're about a lack of communication in the old one. I didn't know how to tell you I felt invisible, so I chose the coward’s way to feel seen."
"You think it’s just about the sex, don’t you?" Elena asked, her voice steady but thin. Infidelity: Exploding the Myths
The hum of the espresso machine was the only thing filling the silence between Elena and Mark. On the mahogany table sat a worn copy of Peggy Vaughan’s Infidelity: Exploding the Myths . Elena had bought it a week after the "discovery," and it had become their shared, painful bible. "The book says most affairs aren't about finding