Tuesday, January 5, 2016

The Spy Among Us


At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements ;)

What if you discovered your spouse (or significant other) was a spy?

 Have I done this one before? I think I've done this one before. Or some minor variation thereof. Ah well...
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  1. bettyJanuary 5, 2016 at 8:15 AM

    Wasn't that a movie too? Mr. and Mrs. Smith? I think I was just hope that they weren't out to eliminate me :)

    betty

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  2. UnknownJanuary 5, 2016 at 9:50 AM

    I'd want to see all his cool spy gadgets. :-)

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  3. Alex J. CavanaughJanuary 5, 2016 at 11:15 AM

    As long as it all worked out like in the movie True Lies, I'd be all right with it.

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  4. PaulaJanuary 5, 2016 at 11:29 AM

    I don't think I would be bothered to discover my husband was a spy!

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  5. J E OneilJanuary 5, 2016 at 1:01 PM

    I would be more interested in what would ever make me want to get married. That's far more surprising.

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  6. UnknownJanuary 5, 2016 at 2:45 PM

    Like Alex said...if it was similar to Mr. and Mrs. Smith...then I'm totally down!

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  7. mshatchJanuary 5, 2016 at 3:20 PM

    How it all played out would depend on the spouse of the spy. Some might be okay with it and simply keep the secret. Others might confront their spouse, and others might do a little digging first...I think I'd be among the latter.

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  8. Chrys FeyJanuary 5, 2016 at 4:01 PM

    I'd try to get them to tell me about all the things they know. ;)

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  9. bookwormJanuary 5, 2016 at 4:16 PM

    Perhaps it might depend who he was spying for. I recently saw a new show about a spy who had two families, one in his native country and one in the United States. I would want to know the truth, the entire truth, and my actions would depend on what the truth is. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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    1. Liz A.January 5, 2016 at 4:19 PM

      Good point. I think we can assume not the country you're in, but I didn't specify in the question, so you can choose whichever way suits.

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  10. BirgitJanuary 5, 2016 at 5:55 PM

    To be blunt-I would want to hit the sheets with him even more:)

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  11. UnknownJanuary 5, 2016 at 10:13 PM

    As long as he looked like Brad Pitt I wouldn't mind :)

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  12. Jennifer HawesJanuary 6, 2016 at 7:09 AM

    Bahaha! to the above comment:) I think that's a great what if question. I love movies like this!

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  13. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:02 AM

    I would think to myself, "how cool" and try to see if they would let me play with any of the gadgets.

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