The man, after a long affair, tells the woman that he has to break off their relationship.

The contests are long and grueling affairs, taking place over several weeks.

The evening meal is a much longer affair than lunch.

This was a much longer affair than the first one.

Monthly meeting were long affairs as each member had their say.

It was a long and tense affair that fell 10 minutes short of lasting four hours.

This is not the end of a long affair.

If Tovera takes care of the matter instead, it's likely to be a much longer affair.

Then he had a long secret affair with his oldest friend's wife.

The narrator has boyfriends, marriage and, later, a long affair with a married man.