: Literature focusing on betrayal remains a strong trend. Recent "infidelity thrillers" like The Last Mrs. Parrish and new 2026 releases like Sophie Mackintosh's Permanence
Into this parched engine bay arrives infidelity. But the infidelity of 2025 is rarely the sweeping, passionate affair of old literature. It is not Anna Karenina throwing herself before a train, but a series of small, disastrous leaks. It is the discovery of a second, encrypted messaging app. It is the credit card charge for a “virtual cuddle subscription.” It is the spouse who spends hours in a hyper-realistic metaverse bar, their avatar’s hand resting on another avatar’s knee. This is abject infidelity—not a grand betrayal, but a pathetic, grinding one. It lacks the grandeur of sin; it possesses only the squalor of neglect.
If you’re feeling the grind, it’s time to stop trusting the digital readout. Pull the manual dipstick:
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