And so, rather than being turned on, all I felt was awkwardness from Amy's admissions. But I saw my chance to redirect the conversation.

"If we're being honest, I kinda suspected there was something between you and Carl. It seems like he can never quite do anything right in your eyes."

I saw Amy start to open her mouth in defense, so I quickly continued, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not judging you. I've done the same thing with Susanne before. That's how I know you fuss with him about these little things because you feel like you can't fuss with him about what's really bothering you."

Amy started to...