Affair
An
affair is usually a
euphemism for a situation where two people are involved in an illicit activity. It is usually a romantic relationship commonly of limited duration. In lieu of this context, it can also be used to describe a meeting or some sort of business that a person must take care of. For example, one might say, "I have other affairs to attend to at the moment." It may also refer to a business run by a family, as in
family affair. Notable family affair is the filmmaking business within Japan's
Tsuburaya family, and the superhero business within the fictional
Incredible Family.
One of its darker connotations is a euphemism for a situation where two people are involved in an illicit
sexual,
romantic and/or
passionate attachment, usually for a limited duration. The euphemism is also applied to
marital infidelity where one partner has an outside relationship: a
liaison. It is sometimes accompanied by
scandal.
The term usually implies sexual impropriety, but it is not necessarily the case. (For example, in the classic film
An Affair to Remember, the love affair in question is generally considered acceptable from a moral standpoint.)
In the most general sense, it can be professional, personal, or public business. An affair, in the political sense, typically refer to any kind of involvement in illicit business by any kind of public representatives, such as in the
Watergate affair. Like the earlier definition this is not always the case â€" for example the
British Government has a
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which is a perfectly legitimate (and usually honorable) position.
An
office romance,
work romance, or
affair is a romance that occurs between two people who work together in the same office, work location, or business, until recently generally believed to be unhelpful to the general welfare and effectiveness of businesses, and were thus discouraged and even prohibited by company policy.
However, office romances have always been difficult to prohibit. They occur when two people start to have mutual caring feelings for each other and their feelings develop into a deeper relationship. Sometimes such romances can lead to lasting relationships, but more frequently they end and cause varying degrees of distress in the effectiveness of the offices or companies where they work.
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Affair of the diamond necklace*
Cunningham-Agee Affair*
Dreyfus Affair*
Harden-Eulenburg Affair*
Hemings-Jefferson Affair*
Lavon Affair*The
Lewinsky Scandal (
Bill Clinton's affair with
Monica Lewinsky)
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Lillehammer Affair*
Stevenson-Lloyd George Affair*
Iran-Contra affair*
Makropulos Affair*
Profumo Affair*
Sokal Affair*
Spiegel Affair*
Michaud Affair*
Parizeau Affair* David Miller,
The Joys of Adultery â€" How to cheat and get away with it.
* William F. Mitchell, Jr.,
Adultery: Facing Its Reality. ISBN 1-58641386
* Reena Sommer,
Anatomy of an Affair.
* H. Cameron Barnes,
Affair! How to Manage Every Aspect of Your Extramarital Relationship with Passion, Discretion and Dignity. ISBN 1581127774
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The manual of how to cheat on your wife. ISBN 097219950
* Jay D. Louise,
How to Have an Affair and Never Get Caught! ISBN 0964478900
* Julia Copus,
In Defence of Adultery. ISBN 1852246073
* Elissa Gough,
The Other Woman's Guide to and from Infidelity; The journal for Women in Affairs with Married Men. ISBN 1891863037
* Don-David,
Infidelity: A Survival Guide. ISBN 1572240873
* Laurel Walum Richardson,
The New Other Woman: Contemporary Single Women in Affairs With Married Men. ISBN 0029268915
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Politics*
Sex scandal
