Adultery and Love

Adultery

Adultery noun - A sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse.

Usage example: adultery is the cause of many divorces

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Love and adultery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Love" instead a noun "Adultery".

Love noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.

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Adultery and love are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adultery" instead a noun "Love".

Nearby Words: loving, lovely, lover, loved, lovable

old	old adultery	old love
actual	actual adultery	actual love
real	real adultery	real love
sexual	sexual adultery	sexual love
Other adjectives: supposed, general, mutual, said.

This allows for the creation of accusations of adultery and a love triangle, when in fact the man Lois is claimed to have been cheating with is actually her husband.

Source: Two-Person Love Triangle
Used in The Horse Whisperer in which Annie commits adultery because she's fallen in love with Tom Booker.

Source: Good Adultery, Bad Adultery
Because the movie is pitched to the audience as being about one of the great love stories of all time, the fact that this is technically adultery is nearly an afterthought.

Source: Good Adultery, Bad Adultery

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