I'm the same way. I usually have to put some kind of soft music on in the background or else I get distracted because there's too much silence. Sometimes it can be tricky to find the right music or the right ambient sounds, but once you find something that helps it's a good feeling for sure.

I don't think it matters whether he cheated with a man or a woman. He cheated. That's all you need to know. He broke your trust and he betrayed you in what was supposed to be a monogamous relationship. I think you have every right to be upset. And you have every right to walk away from the relationship if that's what feels right to you.

I've never been one to annotate beyond highlighting or underlining passages that resonate with me. I wish I was a more in-depth annotator. I've got an old used copy of Mansfield Park that someone annotated. It's one of my favorite books I own.