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From: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>

Subject: #13

Date: May 5, 8:05 AM

To: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>

Dear Wife 22,

Thanks for your first set of answers and for getting them back to me so quickly. I have one question. In regards to #13, did you mean to write “children,” not “chicken”?

Regards,

Researcher 101

From: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>

Subject: Re: #13

Date: May 5, 10:15 AM

To: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>

Dear Researcher 101,

I’m sorry about that. I suspect my chickens, I mean children, are to blame. Or more likely auto correct.

Best,

Wife 22

P.S. Is there any significance to our numbers or are they just randomly assigned? I can’t believe I’m only the 22nd wife to participate in the survey.

From: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>

Subject: Re: #13

Date: May 6, 11:23 AM

To: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>

Dear Wife 22,

Both of our numbers are randomly assigned, you’re right about that. With each round of the survey we cycle through 500 numbers and then with the next round we begin at 1 again.

Regards,

Researcher 101

From: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>

Subject: #2 upon second thought

Date: May 6, 4:32 PM

To: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>

Dear Researcher 101,

“Bored” is not the reason I’m participating in the study. I’m participating because this year I will turn 45, which is the same age my mother was when she died. If she were alive I would be talking to her instead of taking this survey. We would be having the conversation I imagine mothers have with their daughters when they’re in their mid-forties. We would talk about our sex drives (or lack thereof), about the stubborn ten pounds that we gain and lose over and over again, and about how hard it is to find a trustworthy plumber. We would trade tips on the secret to roasting a perfect chicken, how to turn the gas off when there’s an emergency, how to get stains out of grout. She would ask me questions like, are you happy, sweetheart? Does he treat you right? Can you imagine growing old with him?

My mother will never be a grandmother. Never have a gray eyebrow hair. Never eat my tuna casserole.

That’s why I’m participating in this study.

Please revise my answer to #2.

Best,

Wife 22

From: researcher101 <researcher101@netherfieldcenter.org>

Subject: Re: #2 upon second thought

Date: May 6, 8:31 PM

To: Wife 22 <Wife22@netherfieldcenter.org>

Dear Wife 22,

Thank you for your honesty. Just so you know, subjects frequently revise their answers or send addendums. I’m very sorry for your loss.

Sincerely,

Researcher 101