Henry and Martha had been married for fifty years, a lifetime filled with shared routines, familiar laughter, and the easy comfort that comes from decades spent side by side. One quiet evening, as they sat together reflecting on the long journey they had traveled as a couple, Henry decided to ask something that had been on his mind for years.
“Martha,” he said gently, “after all this time together, there’s something I’d like to understand. In all our years of marriage… were you ever unfaithful to me?”