SPECIAL ISSUES

For this issue, we asked writers to confess a sexual secret or lie, or to write something about infidelity in general. What they came up with will shock you and make you want to tap your phone. We also want to hear from you: take our poll on the new fidelity and learn what everyone else is up to; maybe you're not as evil as you thought. — The Editors

Lengths of My Deception by Craig Davidson Confessions of the first man to lie about his size. /personal essay/7.31 Poll: The New Fidelity by Gwynne Watkins Same as the old fidelity? Tell us. /poll/8.1 My Father's Affairs by David Amsden And how they screwed me up. /personal essay/8.2 Heidi Klum Wearing Just Paint by Tom Lombardi "My wife banged loudly on the door. 'Heidi Klum's here,' she said." /fiction/8.2 Body Heat by J.L. Scott When I lost thirty pounds, I became a different person in bed. /personal essay/8.3 Secret Agent by Arianne Cohen Ride along with a private eye who nabs cheating spouses. /dispatch/8.7 Baseball by Wendy R. Flanagan "'She's gotten crazier and crazier in bed,' he said. 'It makes me wonder, you know? Maybe she's learning all this shit from some other guy.'" /fiction/8.8 Dirty Laundry by Kate Sullivan The founder of a sperm-DNA-testing company breaks down the science of indfidelity detection. /a life's work/8.8 The Hollywood Guide to Infidelity by Gwynne Watkins Rule #14: It's possible to be married and faithful, just not in a Woody Allen film. /quickie/8.8 Bizarre Love Triangle by Chris Rockwell A serial monogamist meets the first girl who makes him want to cheat — with her, on her boyfriend. /personal essay/8.9 VoiceBox: Secrets and Lies by Various Twelve Hooksexup readers sound off on the ideas of monogamy and infidelity. /dispatch/8.9 The Mirror Has Two Faces by Sarah Harrison A psychoanalyst's new book explains why we keep secrets. /boooks/8.9 Flushed by Neal Pollack A Las Vegas trip, a blackjack table, a hooker — and a wife upstairs. /fiction/8.10 Texas Star by Julie Mitoraj "Sex addicts have key phrases, as integral to the act as genitals. My key phrase was 'I like . . . ' followed by the other person's key phrase." /fiction/8.14 Body Work by Stephanie Serizy At an upscale massage studio, I sold — and found — myself. /personal essay/8.15

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