An affair is escapism for sure, and its usually the result of a chance opportunity, or a thousand micro-escalations that happened without any forethought. What it's really a symptom of, however, is conflict avoidance.
In a way. Affairs aren't spur of the moment, that is unless she is a ho... They are well-thought out and planned. Maybe it start quick, maybe not. Maybe she sees someone she's attracted to...whatever, its not an overnight decision.
There are moments in this life when you are so confident in the rightness of your actions, that not even for a second do you consider the option that you might be wrong.
