Editing Affair (section)

==Romantic affair==
[[File:Jean-Honoré Fragonard - The Stolen Kiss.jpg|thumb|left|''[[The Stolen Kiss (Fragonard)|The Stolen Kiss]]'' by [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]]]]
A romantic affair, also called an affair of the heart, may refer to a sexual liaison or more emotional relationship between two people who may [[having sex|have sex]] without expecting a more formal romantic relationship. 

The term ''affair'' may also describe part of an agreement within an [[open marriage|open marriage or open relationship]], such as [[Swinging (sexual practice)|swinging]], [[dating]], or [[polyamory]], in which some forms of [[extramarital sex|sex with one's non-primary partner(s)]] are permitted and other forms are not. Participants in open relationships, including unmarried couples and polyamorous families, may consider sanctioned affairs the norm, but when a non-sanctioned affair occurs, it is described as [[infidelity]] and maybe experienced as [[adultery]], or a [[betrayal]] both of [[trust (sociology)|trust]] and [[integrity]], even though to most people it would not be considered illicit.

When romantic affairs lack both overt and covert sexual behavior, yet exhibit intense or enduring emotional intimacy, it may also be referred to as an [[emotional affair]], [[platonic love]], or a [[romantic friendship]].