2
entanglement(noun, love, passion, devotion, fling)
2
frittering(noun, delay, trifling, dawdling)
2
frolic(noun, sport, match, fun, game)
2
frolicking(noun, affair)
2
illicit love(noun, expression, love, passion, devotion)
2
intrigue(noun, love, passion, devotion, fling)
2
involvement(noun, love, passion, devotion, fling)
2
lovemaking(noun, activity)
2
messing around(noun, affair)
2
minute
2
playing(noun, dawdling)
2
puttering(noun, dawdling)
2
relaxation(noun, sport, match, fun, game)
2
sexual relationship outside of marriage(expression, idiom, love, passion, devotion)
2
short-term
2
tease(noun, fling, romance, toying)
2
wooing(noun, flirtation, endearment, coquetry)
1
recreation(noun, sport, match, fun, game)
1
Band-Aid
1
a little on the side(noun, affair)
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