💔 Extramarital Affair

Stories that trace the fault lines of desire and betrayal when intimacy strays beyond marriage, exploring guilt, longing, and the unraveling of trust.

The Ten Year Affair

by Erin Somers • 2025

A witty, restless mother splits her life: devoted wife, and mistress to a baby-group father.

3.24

19k+

💔 Literary Infidelity 🤫 Secret Affair 🌀 Restless Mother 🏆 Competitive Parenting 🥂 Wry Domestic Satire

The Ten Year Affair 88%

A witty, restless mother splits her life: devoted wife, and mistress to a baby-group father.

by Erin Somers 2025

3.24

19k+ ratings

💔 Literary Infidelity 🤫 Secret Affair 🌀 Restless Mother 🏆 Competitive Parenting 🥂 Wry Domestic Satire

Training to Love It

by Kenny Wright • 2015

A husband's jealousy sparks arousal; he urges his wife to explore her desire for her trainer.

4.44

186

👠 Hotwife 🔓 Open Marriage 💪 Trainer Seduction 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌱 Sexual Awakening

Training to Love It 88%

A husband's jealousy sparks arousal; he urges his wife to explore her desire for her trainer.

by Kenny Wright 2015

4.44

186 ratings

👠 Hotwife 🔓 Open Marriage 💪 Trainer Seduction 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌱 Sexual Awakening

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney • 2017

A young poet's secret affair with a married actor unravels the friendship she once called love.

3.73

622k+

🏛️ Class Tensions 💜 Bisexual Protagonist ⏳ Age Gap Relationship 🇮🇪 Contemporary Dublin 🪞 Introspective Narrator

Conversations with Friends 88%

A young poet's secret affair with a married actor unravels the friendship she once called love.

by Sally Rooney 2017

3.73

622k+ ratings

🏛️ Class Tensions 💜 Bisexual Protagonist ⏳ Age Gap Relationship 🇮🇪 Contemporary Dublin 🪞 Introspective Narrator

Private Lies

by Frank Pittman • 1989

The affair is not the sex. It's the secret. And the secret is a power play.

4.01

🔥 Infidelity 🛋️ Marital Therapy 💔 Trust And Betrayal 🩹 Affair Recovery 💍 Preventing Divorce

Private Lies 87%

The affair is not the sex. It's the secret. And the secret is a power play.

by Frank Pittman 1989

4.01

76 ratings

🔥 Infidelity 🛋️ Marital Therapy 💔 Trust And Betrayal 🩹 Affair Recovery 💍 Preventing Divorce

The State of Affairs

by Esther Perel • 2017

Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.

4.36

24k+

💔 Infidelity Studies 🧠 Relationship Psychology 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Desire 💍 Modern Monogamy

The State of Affairs 87%

Happy couples have affairs. What that reveals about love, desire, and monogamy.

by Esther Perel 2017

4.36

24k+ ratings

💔 Infidelity Studies 🧠 Relationship Psychology 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔥 Sexual Desire 💍 Modern Monogamy

The Forbidden

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2017

After her first reckless one-night stand, an architect discovers her magnetic stranger is married.

4.03

12k+

🚫 Forbidden Love 💔 Cheating Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 😔 Tortured Hero 💼 Workaholic Heroine

The Forbidden 87%

After her first reckless one-night stand, an architect discovers her magnetic stranger is married.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2017

4.03

12k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Love 💔 Cheating Romance 🌙 One Night Stand 😔 Tortured Hero 💼 Workaholic Heroine

Something Borrowed

by Emily Giffin • 2004

After one night with her best friend's fiancé, a loyal lawyer becomes the other woman.

3.89

617k+

👥 Love Triangle 💋 Affair Romance 🔪 Best Friend Betrayal 🔥 Forbidden Love 🍂 Bittersweet Ending

Something Borrowed 87%

After one night with her best friend's fiancé, a loyal lawyer becomes the other woman.

by Emily Giffin 2004

3.89

617k+ ratings

👥 Love Triangle 💋 Affair Romance 🔪 Best Friend Betrayal 🔥 Forbidden Love 🍂 Bittersweet Ending

Hedges

by Jerry B. Jenkins • 2005

Christians stray at the same rate as everyone. Ten rules that make cheating nearly impossible.

3.95

276

🛡️ Infidelity Prevention 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Sexual Temptation 📖 Biblical Marriage 🤍 Purity Culture

Hedges 87%

Christians stray at the same rate as everyone. Ten rules that make cheating nearly impossible.

by Jerry B. Jenkins 2005

3.95

276 ratings

🛡️ Infidelity Prevention 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Sexual Temptation 📖 Biblical Marriage 🤍 Purity Culture

The Company of Women

by Khushwant Singh • 1999

A lonely Delhi businessman places an ad for a temporary lover after his arranged marriage fails.

3.27

5k+

🎎 Arranged Marriage 🩷 Casual Relationships 🕰️ Midlife Crisis 🕊️ Sexual Liberation 🇮🇳 Traditional Indian Values

The Company of Women 87%

A lonely Delhi businessman places an ad for a temporary lover after his arranged marriage fails.

by Khushwant Singh 1999

3.27

5k+ ratings

🎎 Arranged Marriage 🩷 Casual Relationships 🕰️ Midlife Crisis 🕊️ Sexual Liberation 🇮🇳 Traditional Indian Values

Adultery

by Paulo Coelho • 2014

Her life looks perfect: wealthy husband, children, career. So why does she feel nothing at all?

3.1

61k+

🏠 Dissatisfied Wife 💔 Marital Infidelity 🌅 Midlife Awakening 📚 Philosophical Fiction ✨ Spiritual Journey

Adultery 87%

Her life looks perfect: wealthy husband, children, career. So why does she feel nothing at all?

by Paulo Coelho 2014

3.1

61k+ ratings

🏠 Dissatisfied Wife 💔 Marital Infidelity 🌅 Midlife Awakening 📚 Philosophical Fiction ✨ Spiritual Journey

That Mad Ache

by Françoise Sagan • 1965

A kept woman in Paris trades comfort for passion and discovers the price of wanting more.

3.99

2k+

🧠 Psychological Novel 💔 Love Triangle 💎 Kept Woman 🔥 Illicit Affair ⚖️ Passion Vs Security

That Mad Ache 87%

A kept woman in Paris trades comfort for passion and discovers the price of wanting more.

by Françoise Sagan 1965

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Novel 💔 Love Triangle 💎 Kept Woman 🔥 Illicit Affair ⚖️ Passion Vs Security

Wanting Mr. Cane

by Shanora Williams • 2018

She's always wanted her father's best friend. One forbidden night gives her everything to lose.

3.81

12k+

🔥 Father's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Affair 💔 Angsty Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🐍 Other Woman Drama

Wanting Mr. Cane 87%

She's always wanted her father's best friend. One forbidden night gives her everything to lose.

by Shanora Williams 2018

3.81

12k+ ratings

🔥 Father's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Affair 💔 Angsty Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🐍 Other Woman Drama

Seduction Theory

by Emily Adrian • 2025

A campus affair, a shattered marriage, and the graduate student who will write it all down.

3.11

12k+

🏛️ Campus Novel 💔 Literary Infidelity 💍 Marriage In Crisis 👁️ Academic Obsession ✍️ Writing Program

Seduction Theory 87%

A campus affair, a shattered marriage, and the graduate student who will write it all down.

by Emily Adrian 2025

3.11

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Campus Novel 💔 Literary Infidelity 💍 Marriage In Crisis 👁️ Academic Obsession ✍️ Writing Program

The Course of Love

by Alain de Botton • 2016

An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.

4.01

50k+

🔮 Philosophical Fiction 💍 Marriage Portrait 💫 Romantic Idealism 💔 Marital Infidelity 🛋️ Therapy And Healing

The Course of Love 87%

An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.

by Alain de Botton 2016

4.01

50k+ ratings

🔮 Philosophical Fiction 💍 Marriage Portrait 💫 Romantic Idealism 💔 Marital Infidelity 🛋️ Therapy And Healing

The Real Thing

by Tom Stoppard • 1982

A playwright falls for his friend's wife, then struggles to tell real love from performance.

3.91

5k+

🎭 Play Within A Play 💔 Infidelity 🗣️ Witty Banter ✍️ Writer's Life 🎨 Art Vs Life

The Real Thing 87%

A playwright falls for his friend's wife, then struggles to tell real love from performance.

by Tom Stoppard 1982

3.91

5k+ ratings

🎭 Play Within A Play 💔 Infidelity 🗣️ Witty Banter ✍️ Writer's Life 🎨 Art Vs Life

Not "Just Friends"

by Shirley P. Glass • 2002

Most affairs start as friendships. A clinical road map for rebuilding trust after discovery.

4.24

1k+

🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🛋️ Couples Therapy 💔 Emotional Affairs 🔧 Trust Repair 🕊️ Forgiveness And Healing

Not "Just Friends" 87%

Most affairs start as friendships. A clinical road map for rebuilding trust after discovery.

by Shirley P. Glass 2002

4.24

1k+ ratings

🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🛋️ Couples Therapy 💔 Emotional Affairs 🔧 Trust Repair 🕊️ Forgiveness And Healing

Reasons Not To Fall In Love

by Kirsty Moseley • 2014

Her husband barely notices her. A stranger across a hospital room can't look away.

3.72

1k+

🖤 Emotional Romance 💔 Cheating Spouse 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Forbidden Longing 👶 Unexpected Pregnancy

Reasons Not To Fall In Love 87%

Her husband barely notices her. A stranger across a hospital room can't look away.

by Kirsty Moseley 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🖤 Emotional Romance 💔 Cheating Spouse 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Forbidden Longing 👶 Unexpected Pregnancy

Identity

by Milan Kundera • 1997

A woman who believes men no longer see her receives anonymous letters insisting she is beautiful.

3.69

34k+

🥐 French Existentialism 💌 Secret Admirer 💔 Deceptive Partner 🕰️ Aging And Desire 🌫️ Melancholy Atmosphere

Identity 87%

A woman who believes men no longer see her receives anonymous letters insisting she is beautiful.

by Milan Kundera 1997

3.69

34k+ ratings

🥐 French Existentialism 💌 Secret Admirer 💔 Deceptive Partner 🕰️ Aging And Desire 🌫️ Melancholy Atmosphere

Evidence of the Affair

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2018

After discovering their spouses' affair, two strangers exchange letters that become a lifeline.

3.85

238k+

✉️ Epistolary Romance 💔 Emotional Affair 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🕰️ 1970s Setting 🏡 Suburban Marriage

Evidence of the Affair 87%

After discovering their spouses' affair, two strangers exchange letters that become a lifeline.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2018

3.85

238k+ ratings

✉️ Epistolary Romance 💔 Emotional Affair 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🕰️ 1970s Setting 🏡 Suburban Marriage

Training to Love It 2

by Kenny Wright • 2015

A husband watches his wife with other men and discovers jealousy is his deepest desire.

4.56

164

🔥 Hotwife Dynamic 🔓 Open Marriage 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🏘️ Suburban Secrets

Training to Love It 2 87%

A husband watches his wife with other men and discovers jealousy is his deepest desire.

by Kenny Wright 2015

4.56

164 ratings

🔥 Hotwife Dynamic 🔓 Open Marriage 👀 Voyeur Husband 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🏘️ Suburban Secrets

After the Affair

by Janis Abrahms Spring • 1996

You can rebuild after an affair, but forgiveness must be earned through sacrifice, not words.

4.04

1k+

💔 Infidelity Recovery 👥 Couples Therapy 🔒 Trust Rebuilding 🕊️ Forgiveness Process 🔗 Attachment Theory

After the Affair 86%

You can rebuild after an affair, but forgiveness must be earned through sacrifice, not words.

by Janis Abrahms Spring 1996

4.04

1k+ ratings

💔 Infidelity Recovery 👥 Couples Therapy 🔒 Trust Rebuilding 🕊️ Forgiveness Process 🔗 Attachment Theory

Leaving

by Roxana Robinson • 2024

Former lovers reunite at the opera. He is married; she is divorced; the pull has only grown.

3.77

8k+

🌊 Rekindled First Love 🌅 Late-Life Romance 💔 Forbidden Affair 📄 Divorce Aftermath 🌳 Parent-Child Estrangement

Leaving 86%

Former lovers reunite at the opera. He is married; she is divorced; the pull has only grown.

by Roxana Robinson 2024

3.77

8k+ ratings

🌊 Rekindled First Love 🌅 Late-Life Romance 💔 Forbidden Affair 📄 Divorce Aftermath 🌳 Parent-Child Estrangement

Surviving an Affair

by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1998

End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.

4.06

161

💍 Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔨 Trust Rebuilding 🛡️ Affair Prevention 🚧 Relationship Boundaries

Surviving an Affair 86%

End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.

by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1998

4.06

161 ratings

💍 Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔨 Trust Rebuilding 🛡️ Affair Prevention 🚧 Relationship Boundaries

The Doorman

by Chris Pavone • 2025

A Manhattan doorman in debt opens his tower to armed robbers. Old secrets turn the heist lethal.

3.85

16k+

🖋️ Literary Thriller 💰 Heist Thriller 💔 Unhappy Marriage 🔥 Illicit Affair ⚖️ Class Tension

The Doorman 86%

A Manhattan doorman in debt opens his tower to armed robbers. Old secrets turn the heist lethal.

by Chris Pavone 2025

3.85

16k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Thriller 💰 Heist Thriller 💔 Unhappy Marriage 🔥 Illicit Affair ⚖️ Class Tension

The Fine Art of Lying

by Alexandra Andrews • 2026

An art historian's affair with a charismatic dealer ends with him dead and her covered in blood.

3.68

11k+

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Illicit Affair 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🖼️ Forgery Plot 💰 Class Divide

The Fine Art of Lying 86%

An art historian's affair with a charismatic dealer ends with him dead and her covered in blood.

by Alexandra Andrews 2026

3.68

11k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Illicit Affair 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🖼️ Forgery Plot 💰 Class Divide

Until August

by Gabriel García Márquez • 2024

Each August she visits her mother's island grave. This year she does not sleep alone.

3.55

61k+

🖤 Literary Infidelity 🌺 Midlife Awakening 💋 Married Woman's Desire 🪦 Mother's Hidden Past 🌴 Caribbean Island

Until August 86%

Each August she visits her mother's island grave. This year she does not sleep alone.

by Gabriel García Márquez 2024

3.55

61k+ ratings

🖤 Literary Infidelity 🌺 Midlife Awakening 💋 Married Woman's Desire 🪦 Mother's Hidden Past 🌴 Caribbean Island

Big Swiss

by Jen Beagin • 2023

A transcriptionist falls for a client's voice, meets her at the dog park, and gives a fake name.

3.68

149k+

🛋️ Therapy Fiction 🤫 Secret Queer Affair 🎭 Identity Concealment 🤪 Unhinged Narrator 🏚️ Modern Gothic

Big Swiss 86%

A transcriptionist falls for a client's voice, meets her at the dog park, and gives a fake name.

by Jen Beagin 2023

3.68

149k+ ratings

🛋️ Therapy Fiction 🤫 Secret Queer Affair 🎭 Identity Concealment 🤪 Unhinged Narrator 🏚️ Modern Gothic

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings • 2024

Still in love with her cheating ex, Magnolia Parks discovers his affair was with her best friend.

4.3

76k+

💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 💋 Infidelity 🥂 High Society 😭 Angsty Drama

Magnolia Parks 86%

Still in love with her cheating ex, Magnolia Parks discovers his affair was with her best friend.

by Jessa Hastings 2024

4.3

76k+ ratings

💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 💋 Infidelity 🥂 High Society 😭 Angsty Drama

The Thorns Remain

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

A betrayed man seduces his enemy's wife for revenge, only to fall for her.

4.14

7k+

🔥 Revenge Romance 💔 Marriage Betrayal 👨‍👧 Single Father 👶 Secret Child ⚡ Forbidden Attraction

The Thorns Remain 86%

A betrayed man seduces his enemy's wife for revenge, only to fall for her.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021

4.14

7k+ ratings

🔥 Revenge Romance 💔 Marriage Betrayal 👨‍👧 Single Father 👶 Secret Child ⚡ Forbidden Attraction

How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair

by Linda J. MacDonald • 2010

For the unfaithful: own the damage, live transparently, and accept the pace your spouse sets.

4.36

482

💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔧 Marriage Repair 🧱 Rebuilding Trust 🙏 Amends And Apology 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair Summary

How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair 86%

For the unfaithful: own the damage, live transparently, and accept the pace your spouse sets.

by Linda J. MacDonald 2010

4.36

482 ratings

💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔧 Marriage Repair 🧱 Rebuilding Trust 🙏 Amends And Apology 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

The Truth

by Neil Strauss • 2015

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

4.11

8k+

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Attachment Theory 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Truth 86%

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

by Neil Strauss 2015

4.11

8k+ ratings

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔒 Attachment Theory 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

So Much Blue

by Percival Everett • 2017

A painter's hidden canvas holds the confessions he owes his wife, his daughter, and himself.

4.02

4k+

🎨 Artist Protagonist ⏳ Braided Narratives 🖼️ Secret Painting 💔 Marital Infidelity 🪖 Buried Wartime Guilt

So Much Blue 86%

A painter's hidden canvas holds the confessions he owes his wife, his daughter, and himself.

by Percival Everett 2017

4.02

4k+ ratings

🎨 Artist Protagonist ⏳ Braided Narratives 🖼️ Secret Painting 💔 Marital Infidelity 🪖 Buried Wartime Guilt

Mating in Captivity

by Esther Perel • 2006

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

4.17

50k+

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire 🔑 Sexual Autonomy 🌙 Fantasy And Desire

Mating in Captivity 86%

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

by Esther Perel 2006

4.17

50k+ ratings

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire 🔑 Sexual Autonomy 🌙 Fantasy And Desire

The Designing for Growth Field Book

by Jeanne Liedtka • 2013

A school falls under one student's spell. The destruction his charm leaves behind is just beginning.

4.05

153

🏛️ Dark Academia 🖤 Dark Charisma 💔 Forbidden Affairs 🔺 Love Triangles 🕯️ Gothic Tradition

The Designing for Growth Field Book Summary

The Designing for Growth Field Book 86%

A school falls under one student's spell. The destruction his charm leaves behind is just beginning.

by Jeanne Liedtka 2013

4.05

153 ratings

🏛️ Dark Academia 🖤 Dark Charisma 💔 Forbidden Affairs 🔺 Love Triangles 🕯️ Gothic Tradition

Anatomy of an Affair

by Dave Carder • 2008

Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.

3.93

275

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🧱 Emotional Boundaries ✝️ Christian Counseling 💞 Emotional Intimacy

Anatomy of an Affair 86%

Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.

by Dave Carder 2008

3.93

275 ratings

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🧱 Emotional Boundaries ✝️ Christian Counseling 💞 Emotional Intimacy

Anatomy of Love

by Helen Fisher • 1992

Your brain runs three separate love systems, and they aren't designed to work in your favor.

3.88

2k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🦴 Biological Anthropology 💑 Pair Bonding 💔 Infidelity ⚧ Gender Differences

Anatomy of Love 86%

Your brain runs three separate love systems, and they aren't designed to work in your favor.

by Helen Fisher 1992

3.88

2k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🦴 Biological Anthropology 💑 Pair Bonding 💔 Infidelity ⚧ Gender Differences

Her Best Friend's Husband

by Alison Irving • 2024

A secret affair. A school reunion. Claire plans to punish the women who destroyed her youth.

4.00

1k+

🏠 Domestic Drama 👭 Female Friendship Group 💔 Bullying Scars 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🤫 Secret Affair

Her Best Friend's Husband 86%

A secret affair. A school reunion. Claire plans to punish the women who destroyed her youth.

by Alison Irving 2024

4.00

1k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Drama 👭 Female Friendship Group 💔 Bullying Scars 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🤫 Secret Affair

October Junction (Preview Edition)

by Divya Prakash Dubey

One Varanasi night, two strangers promise to meet every year; they never call it love.

4.09

3k+

📖 Literary Romance 📅 Annual Reunion ✍️ Ghostwriting 🎭 Dual Identity 💔 Melancholy Romance

October Junction (Preview Edition) Summary

October Junction (Preview Edition) 86%

One Varanasi night, two strangers promise to meet every year; they never call it love.

by Divya Prakash Dubey

4.09

3k+ ratings

📖 Literary Romance 📅 Annual Reunion ✍️ Ghostwriting 🎭 Dual Identity 💔 Melancholy Romance

Just My Luck

by Adele Parks • 2020

After a lottery jackpot, the Greenwoods' oldest friends demand a cut, and their daughter vanishes.

3.72

20k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 💍 Marital Betrayal 😈 Frenemies 🔥 Slow Burn Suspense 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Just My Luck 86%

After a lottery jackpot, the Greenwoods' oldest friends demand a cut, and their daughter vanishes.

by Adele Parks 2020

3.72

20k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 💍 Marital Betrayal 😈 Frenemies 🔥 Slow Burn Suspense 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

All Fours

by Miranda July • 2024

A midlife woman leaves her marriage for a motel room and a dangerously young lover.

3.39

236k+

🌅 Midlife Awakening 💍 Open Marriage ⚡ Age Gap Romance 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Darkly Comic

All Fours 86%

A midlife woman leaves her marriage for a motel room and a dangerously young lover.

by Miranda July 2024

3.39

236k+ ratings

🌅 Midlife Awakening 💍 Open Marriage ⚡ Age Gap Romance 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Darkly Comic

Husbandry

by Stephen Fried • 2007

Why trusting with money is riskier than trusting with feelings, and other marital dispatches.

2.83

124

💒 Marriage Stories 🤣 Relationship Humor 👨 Male Perspective 💍 Long-Term Relationships 💬 Couples Communication

Husbandry 86%

Why trusting with money is riskier than trusting with feelings, and other marital dispatches.

by Stephen Fried 2007

2.83

124 ratings

💒 Marriage Stories 🤣 Relationship Humor 👨 Male Perspective 💍 Long-Term Relationships 💬 Couples Communication

Healing from Infidelity

by Michele Weiner-Davis • 2017

Eighteen months to a new marriage: a therapist's plan to survive infidelity and come out stronger.

4.41

339

💔 Infidelity Recovery 💑 Marriage Repair 🔒 Rebuilding Trust 🕊️ Forgiveness Process 😔 Betrayal Trauma

Healing from Infidelity 86%

Eighteen months to a new marriage: a therapist's plan to survive infidelity and come out stronger.

by Michele Weiner-Davis 2017

4.41

339 ratings

💔 Infidelity Recovery 💑 Marriage Repair 🔒 Rebuilding Trust 🕊️ Forgiveness Process 😔 Betrayal Trauma

Half His Age

by Jennette McCurdy • 2026

A teenager shops to remake herself, then finds a more consuming addiction: her married teacher.

3.26

152k+

🍎 Teacher Student Affair 🖤 Dark Coming Of Age 🛒 Compulsive Shopping 🤫 Secret Affair 😐 Emotional Numbness

Half His Age 86%

A teenager shops to remake herself, then finds a more consuming addiction: her married teacher.

by Jennette McCurdy 2026

3.26

152k+ ratings

🍎 Teacher Student Affair 🖤 Dark Coming Of Age 🛒 Compulsive Shopping 🤫 Secret Affair 😐 Emotional Numbness

Kill Your Darlings

by Peter Swanson • 2025

Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.

3.30

14k+

🏠 Domestic Noir 💔 Toxic Marriage 🔪 Female Antihero 👁️ Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Morally Gray

Kill Your Darlings 86%

Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.

by Peter Swanson 2025

3.30

14k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Noir 💔 Toxic Marriage 🔪 Female Antihero 👁️ Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Morally Gray

Between Us

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2023

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

3.70

26k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

Between Us 86%

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2023

3.70

26k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

Fresh Water for Flowers

by Valérie Perrin • 2018

A cemetery keeper records funerals. A question about a grave unearths the daughter she buried.

4.27

129k+

🪦 Cemetery Setting 🌱 Quiet Resilience 🏠 Found Family 💌 Hidden Love Affair 🌸 Grief Rituals

Fresh Water for Flowers 86%

A cemetery keeper records funerals. A question about a grave unearths the daughter she buried.

by Valérie Perrin 2018

4.27

129k+ ratings

🪦 Cemetery Setting 🌱 Quiet Resilience 🏠 Found Family 💌 Hidden Love Affair 🌸 Grief Rituals

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo • 2019

Eight years inside three lives. What female desire actually looks like, and what it costs.

3.71

174k+

🔥 Female Desire 💔 Sexual Trauma 💍 Marriage And Desire ⚖️ Power And Consent 😶 Desire And Shame

Three Women 85%

Eight years inside three lives. What female desire actually looks like, and what it costs.

by Lisa Taddeo 2019

3.71

174k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 💔 Sexual Trauma 💍 Marriage And Desire ⚖️ Power And Consent 😶 Desire And Shame

The Half Moon

by Mary Beth Keane • 2023

A failing bar and years of infertility hollow out a marriage in one small town winter.

3.39

29k+

💔 Marriage In Crisis 🕊️ Infertility Grief 💋 Infidelity 🌅 Second Chances 🏘️ Small Town Life

The Half Moon 85%

A failing bar and years of infertility hollow out a marriage in one small town winter.

by Mary Beth Keane 2023

3.39

29k+ ratings

💔 Marriage In Crisis 🕊️ Infertility Grief 💋 Infidelity 🌅 Second Chances 🏘️ Small Town Life

Sperm Wars

by Robin Baker • 1996

The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.

3.91

3k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sperm Competition 💔 Infidelity ⚔️ Sexual Conflict ❤️ Mate Selection

Sperm Wars 85%

The bedroom is an evolutionary arena. Your body knows the rules, even if you don't.

by Robin Baker 1996

3.91

3k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sperm Competition 💔 Infidelity ⚔️ Sexual Conflict ❤️ Mate Selection

Undone

by John Colapinto • 2015

A fake paternity claim entraps a writer, and only his locked-in wife can expose the con.

3.39

356

🕵️ Imposter 🤐 Silent Witness 📺 Tabloid Scandal 🔥 Forbidden Desire 👁️ Gaslighting

Undone 85%

A fake paternity claim entraps a writer, and only his locked-in wife can expose the con.

by John Colapinto 2015

3.39

356 ratings

🕵️ Imposter 🤐 Silent Witness 📺 Tabloid Scandal 🔥 Forbidden Desire 👁️ Gaslighting

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