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Infidelity
A frequently recurring theme in "Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth" is that of infidelity. In her Disclaimer, Zane claims that she is not trying to promote extramarital affairs, signaling that infidelity will be a topic in the stories. Clarence, from "Be My Valentine", meets Yardley when she delivers a singing telegram from Shannon, his unfaithful ex-girlfriend. In "The Godfather", Janel cheats on Tyler, her husband, with his best friend, Norman. In "Wrong Number", Amber is unfaithful to Tony, her live-in boyfriend, with Rob after Rob mistakenly calls her telephone number. In "Harlem Blues", the narrator recently broke up with her boyfriend due to his cheating. In "The Bachelorette Party", Mira has sex with Warren the night before her wedding. In "Sweet Revenge", the narrator has sex with her best friend's husband after catching her best friend sleeping with the narrator's husband two weeks earlier. The narrator in "Vacation...
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