I'm not so sure that I believe this, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt...

We were tied in chairs, back to back, but were able to hold hands

Awww, that's so sweet! I'd like to know her reaction when you got untied - was it a "thank god" hug, underwear and all, or a sudden spring away from the creepy dude?

This is just icky... love your response though!

I'm sorry, but I call shenanigans. I simply cannot believe this is a real personal experience being written about. My BS meter is off the charts on this one. I'd love someone to point me to a news article or something that calls into reality a crime report about such a break-in and hostage taking.

Sadly, at least to me, with you only writing one column a week Amy, this is a terrible waste of pixels and time. I truly want to believe that you receive more interesting and believable letters with much more real problems than this one. Though I am rarely disappointed on this site, this one is just not up to your usual high standards.

Doesn't this kind of letter usually start out "Dear Penthouse Forum, I never thought I'd be writing this..."

I saw this scene in "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman".

Something tells me that the LW is contemplating staging a mock home invasion.

+1 on the creepiness.

No, this is not creepy, just weak.

If you are going to fanatasize, toss in some handsome Italian burglars with gorgeous bronzed skin, along with shapely female accomplices. And please, full-on birthday suits, not this "wearing our underwear" stuff.

Still, all must concede, anything with bondage and even underwear does turn the head. There were possibilities brewing....LW needs a richer imagination.

I don't believe it either. Amy, did you check news and police reports from the writer's town just to make sure or is your BS detector more highly tuned than mine? It could actually be possible.

What would the point of stripping them to their undies be? Wouldn't it be just a waste of time? I'd tie them up, and ask them where they keep the jewelry and good silver and go find that. What's a burglar gonna do with their old clothes?

Sorry I'm late, but didja ask him what type underwear she had on? If he said white bloomers and a sports bra, he was probably telling the truth. If the description sounded like a Victoria's Secret fever dream, he's a lying, lying, liar.

I think the real issue here--apart from the fact that this may be fiction--is, does this guy get a free pass at interfering in another person's relationship because of this bizarre event?

Although I liked your answer, Amy, (and hat's off to you for taking this guy seriously), my answer would be that he doesn't get a free pass.

When I meet a man who tells me about his girlfriend or wife, I think he's sending me a message and that message is that he's not available for another intimate relationship. So I won't expect that to happen...it's really that simple.

I'm going to call BS on this story. First of all, home invasions are extremely rare. Burglars don't want to meet you, and the ones who do intend to kill you. Invasions where the bad guys strip you down to your underwear with a sexy coed - and they don't rape the coed - and you don't end up dead - are as rare as a three legged baby. Someone's been watching to much television.

Am I the only one who immediately assumed the LW is a woman, rather than a man? If LW is male, I call double bullshit on his story, simply because why the hell would the girl go alone to a strange house where they would be alone together? Tell me no actual woman would be that dumb, please?

Also, on the slim, vanishingly small chance that this did really happen, the woman would likely be horribly traumatized by the crime!!! Even though they were unharmed, being terrorized by strangers, forced to strip, and being tied to a chair would be a TERRIFYING experience!!!! And the LW's burning question is, should he try to move in on the girl??? Ummmm... NO! Jeez.

Why can't we watch live sex acts in America? That would make a better first date than getting tied up.

@Melissa - no, I also assumed the LW is a woman. That's the only possible detail that could save this from being a total 14-year-old boy's fantasy.

So, tied back to back, able to hold hands, but not untie each other. Inept burglars. They should have realized that possibility.

Seriously? This sounds like something Daughter #2 would make up to try and justify coming home late from a friend's house (she's 14, btw)!

Old RPM Daddy -
You're right. That's a sure BS detector. I've yet to meet a women who didn't prefer boring underwear for study.

God, I hate sports bras.

Lamont

Am I the only one who immediately assumed the LW is a woman
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No, I also assumed the LW was a woman.

Le sigh......I pulled a prank on sex with sue when I was a teenager that was remarkably similar to this. When trying to fool the jester, try for originals....just sayin....

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