As a teenager, David had a short affair

[Bassim]

I am wondering if my sentences sound natural. Would you please correct my mistakes?

As a teenager, David had a short affair with a married woman during a holiday, which affected him profoundly. They parted without ever meeting again.

 

[andrewg927]

I would say yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

You could say that "he had a short holiday romance with a married woman".

 

[teechar]

You might also consider "brief affair."

 

[emsr2d2]

Technically, if he was single and she was married, she was the only one having an affair.

 

[Tarheel]

Technically, if he was single and she was married, she was the only one having an affair.

What was he doing?
;-)

 

[andrewg927]

He was having the time of his life.

 

[probus]

The OP's question was "does it sound natural"?

I agree with Andrewg927:

it does.

 

[TheParser]

As a teenager, David had a short affair with a married woman during a holiday, which affected him profoundly. .

NOT A TEACHER


I personally would rewrite that sentence.

At first, I thought that "which" referred to "a holiday."

Maybe something like:

"When David was a teenager, he was profoundly affected by a holiday fling with a married woman."

 

[jutfrank]

Technically, if he was single and she was married, she was the only one having an affair.

I wouldn't say you need to be in a relationship to have a love affair.

 

[andrewg927]

I would never call two single people having a sexual relationship a love affair.