Damage to your relationship Should you decide to tell your partner about the one-night-stand, your relationship is going to suffer the consequences of an affair. You and your partner will need to work through the betrayal with a qualified relationship therapist.

A one-night stand or one-night sex is a single sexual encounter in which there is no expectation that there shall be any further relations between the sexual participants. It draws its name from the common practice of a one-night stand, a single night performance by an entertainer at a venue.

During sex, the body releases oxytocin, commonly called the “love hormone,” so it's natural to feel a deep connection during and after the act, even if it only happens once, explained Bernadette Gea Gea, a Sydney-based psychotherapist who is focused on helping people learn how to prioritize themselves without losing ...