In this day and age, it seems as though cheating is more commonplace than successful monogamy. Maybe you’ve cheated, or been cheated on, or simply known someone who’s been involved with it. Whatever the relation, it’s touched millions of people’s lives, but never before has it been taken head on like this: The Other Woman: Twenty-one Wives and Lovers Talk Openly About Sex, Deception, Love, and Betrayal.

Edited by Victoria Zackheim, the book contains memoirs and essays from women on both sides of the coin. The Today Show has both posted the first chapter on its Website, and caught up with a number of these women, assembling their stories in a clip viewable here.