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I opened my mail the other day to find a Netflix rental titled, “Lies and Alibis”. Made in 2006, it had been recommended to me by the site based on actors in the movies I had previously watched, so I added it to my online list of films.
Having heard nothing of this movie in the past, I watched it with an open mind and no expectations. Little did I know it would give me not only a story idea, but another excuse for my already wary nature.
The movie, starring Rebecca Romijn, Sam Elliott and Jerry O’Connell, delved into the morally questionable world of alibi businesses run to protect adulterers, creating an almost fail-proof atmosphere for those who seek extra-marital satisfaction.
I had heard of these businesses existing before but chose to turn a blind eye, hoping that I could wrap myself up in ignorance and drink in the bliss. When a friend of mine mentioned years ago that she had inadvertently come across a Web site that claimed to assist in the romantic affairs of married people, I had enough, swore to forget such deceit even existed, and never thought of it again. Then I opened my mailbox.
Sure enough, this business exists. By acting as the alibi, these companies can provide everything from dispatchers posing as hotel agents for that “business trip” your husband is taking, to supplying him with a credit card so that transactions spent during his rendezvous wouldn’t show up on your joint statement. They will even send a letter to your home address detailing the events of the “business convention” he is attending. And if there is anything you have missed to try to cover your tracks, no worries, these companies have got you covered!
Thanks to search engines such as Google, I have no need or desire to advertise these Web sites in my article, since apparently lying and cheating are just a click away anyhow. The regrettable fact in today’s world is that technology is made to support secrecy. Take sites such as Facebook, for example, where the settings of anonymity are completely in your favor, allowing somebody to sign on with ease to seek outside companionship without anybody’s knowledge (namely, your significant other).
Cell phones also allow for the option to set special ring tones for a specific caller so that if your husband’s mistress happens to call, he could set the tone to silent so that you will never know if he is receiving calls in the middle of the night. Not to mention the privacy screens that you can now attach to your phone’s face so that the only way to see the screen is to look at it head-on (No more looking over to see who’s been texting him). Also, e-mail options in programs such as Microsoft’s Outlook allow for certain e-mail addresses to be forwarded directly to the trash bin or to specific folders so that a nosy partner can no longer find secret e-mails with ease.
Technology has been praised for its many capabilities in making our lives easier, but concurrently, it is being abused and making our relationships harder. As the dark aspects of people’s personalities are being hidden with assistance from the very technology we applaud, some are wasting their days away with a cheating partner because figuring it out isn’t so easy anymore.
Sure, it all boils down to trust, plain and simple. If you can’t trust your partner then maybe you shouldn’t be together. But you know damn well that these alibi businesses are booming for a reason, so it isn’t all that wild to have your mind revert back to this article the next time your loved one says they’re going out of town for business.
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