It draws its name from the common practice of a one-night stand, a single night performance by an entertainer at a venue.
[1][2] The one-night stand is the most common form of infidelity[1] and is often used in research, polls and surveys to define the level of promiscuity in a society at any given time.
[3] It has been suggested that such an act can be as threatening to a relationship as a long-term affair: A one-night stand can be more dangerous than finding a lover with mutual considerations.
One writes, "[a] one-night stand is the erotic manifestation of carpe diem— only we are seizing the night instead of the day".
[6] The prevalence of one-night stands has been abetted by the advent of online dating apps such as Tinder and Grindr, which allow people to connect for purposes including sexual encounters, although these tools can also be used to seek longer-term relationship partners.