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This letter from Cherie appeared on the Letters page of YOU magazine of May 12,2005. It was in a response to an article about affairs being good for you.

Dear Sir,

I run About Lovers and other Strangers in Johannesburg for people who wish to meet suitable others for an affair. Confidentiality is extremely important so I am discerning about who I accept as members.

Having a lover often enables people to satisfy needs for intimacy and affection so often lost in long term marriages. In my experience this is often not enough to end the marriage however.

Married people who feel emotionally lonely, bored, or unappreciated often decide to satisfy these core needs in an extra-marital affair rather than get divorced.

If this outlet didn’t exist the bored partner would leave. Affairs can be stressful and aren’t for everyone but for those who can’t face living the rest of their lives with emotionally distant or physically unavailable partners, but don’t wish to get divorced, affairs can be a solution.