"It seems that Amy is no fan of (or incapable of accessing) Occam's razor. Your story-the ostensible truth-makes at least a little more sense than the one Amy concocted, in which her husband cheated carelessly), but it is frustrating that when presented a wholly plausible story by multiple sources, Amy is opting for the one she wrote. You should consider that this might be above your pay grade."
"Dear Condom Clusterfuck, My husband and I recently finished housesitting for some friends, "Alex" and "Amy," who had been away on an international vacation, and I'm afraid we've created a mess for Alex. My husband and I had sex during the time we stayed at Alex and Amy's. The condom we used got tossed in the trash in the bathroom of their bedroom and we didn't think anything of it ..."
"The trouble is that Amy spotted it when she was dumping the garbage several days after they returned. She and Alex don't use condoms, and she now thinks Alex cheated on her! My husband and I tried explaining to Amy that it was ours, but she thinks we're trying to cover for him (we've been friends with Alex since college). Alex is now staying with us while Amy is contemplating divorce. Is there anything we can do short of a lie detector test to prove his innocence?"
A couple housesat for friends and had sex in the friends' bedroom, discarding a condom in that bedroom's bathroom trash. The friend Amy later found the condom and, because she and her husband Alex do not use condoms, assumed Alex had cheated. The housesitters insist the condom was theirs and deny covering for Alex, but Amy distrusts their explanation and is considering divorce. Alex moved in with the housesitters. Amy's interpretation may reflect broader trust issues; a possible alternative is that Alex did cheat; resolving the situation may require addressing deeper relational problems.
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