It's not the cheating. It's the hunger for an alternative. The refusal…

Tom Perrotta
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It's not the cheating. It's the hunger for an alternative. The refusal to accept unhappiness. ✨ Tom Perrotta (2013). Little Children, p.144, Allison & Busby
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It's not the cheating. It's the hunger for an alternative. The refusal to accept unhappiness. ✨ Tom Perrotta (2013). Little Children, p.144, Allison & Busby

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