Chien Chun-an notes that extramarital affairs entail enormous risks. A third party becomes involved in the family life of others, the people having the affair face a moral challenge, and after the most romantic initial stage passes, pressure grows to bring the affair to an end. Having chosen a path of love that is by nature misguided and tragic, it is natural that it leads to serious problems.
社會學者簡春安說，外遇冒的風險大，介入他人家庭、承受道德挑戰，濃情蜜意過後想要善了的壓力也隨之增加，毅然絕然走哀怨、轟轟烈烈的情路，「本質上」就容易出問題。