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⌈ Secret Post #2260 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Writing Infidelity in Fic

[(Anonymous)]

Just be concise about it. Have a decent number of scenes where each side of the OTP interacts alone with their spouses for the length of the fic, just enough to have the marriage present, or just have the spouses absent and have the OTP character(s) thinking about being very lonely before falling into the relationship. Also have them think of or talk about the consequences of an affair a couple times, but not constantly. I think the best place for concern over the affair to be just when it's starting and when they're interacting with their kids. If you do it right you'll only really need a couple paragraphs or scenes each to handle the guilty/discovery/reaction of others parts of it. You don't need everyone they ever knew to react, just one close friend in a conversation, then have quick mentions of everyone elses.

In short, if you give a little bit of time to the necessary guilt and focus more on how the affair makes them happier (which people in affairs probably do anyway) I'm sure your readers will be happy.