On the other hand, some entertainment content and popular media portray infidelity in a more nuanced and realistic light, highlighting the negative consequences and emotional fallout that can result from cheating. For example, in the movie "Unfaithful," the protagonist's (played by Diane Lane) affair with a younger man (played by Olivier Martinez) is depicted as a complex and ultimately doomed endeavor, leading to feelings of guilt, shame, and regret.

That gratitude is the sugar coating. The entertainment makes us feel lucky. It uses the horror of betrayal to remind us of the comfort of loyalty.