A few months before the beginning of the novel in 1922, she begins an affair with Tom Buchanan, her first affair (2.117). She sees the affair as a way out of her marriage, but Tom sees her as just another disposable mistress, leaving her desperate and vulnerable once George finds out about the affair.

When did Tom Buchanan start cheating on Daisy?

Tom’s Backstory

Daisy’s very much in love with him at first. But just after their South Seas honeymoon is over, he cheats on her with a maid at the Santa Barbara hotel they’re staying at, beginning a pattern of infidelity that we see continued in the novel (4.143).

Did Tom cheat on Daisy in The Great Gatsby?

Both Tom and Daisy Buchanan cheat on each other and carry on affairs in Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby. After Daisy is reintroduced to her former lover, Jay Gatsby, at Nick Carraway’s modest home, she proceeds to carry on an affair with him.

Daisy is also aware that Tom is cheating on her, and Jordan tells Nick that almost everyone knows about Tom’s affair. She also asks Nick if he has met his neighbor Gatsby.