White Lies: A gripping psychological thriller with an absolutely brilliant twist

You’ve fucked everything up forever for one throwaway moment of physical release.

What she really wants – rather than being told her marriage is in trouble and only a shag can fix it – is to be kissed and hugged a bit more? Paid attention to? Supported?

I don’t think it’s OK for anyone of our age to have sex with someone who is emotionally vulnerable, or at the very least impressionable, which I think most young adults are, up until their late twenties.’

Before all of this, I enjoyed sex with you, you know that. Although, yes, there are things I’ve tried to discuss with you too. I know I’m tired and stressed most of the time, but Rob, you never made an effort to just hold my hand, or kiss me, all you did was tell me things between us were shit and I’d better hurry up and do something about it – which didn’t make me feel much like going to bed with you, to be honest. You can’t just turn it on when there’s no emotional closeness. At least, I can’t.’

always easy to live

with either, but we have no time for us. And perhaps it is different for men than women. We don’t lose interest in sex the way women do. At least, I thought that’s how it was. Given what you’ve just told me, maybe it’s not that you don’t like sex, you just don’t like it with me.’

ongoing lack of intimacy for months now, way before what I did. I’ve tried to discuss it with you. I know you’re tired; I know we have two young children. You have a job that wrings you out. You give all of the

even fatter, frumpier, older and more invisible than you already did.’

When your husband has sex with someone else it doesn’t make you feel great, funnily enough. You feel