A good story. 50/50 odds that its actually true. Plausible these days.
I was a bartender in a previous life. This kind of thing happens quite often. Not to everybody, but lets say that a certain clientele is more prone to infidelity. And that clientele tends to frequent neighborhood bars like the one that I worked at. In another life, of course.
And that was 20+ years ago. Seems that sometimes, infidelity is part of the courtship process for many. I'm not sure of the longevity of the resulting relationship. I left the scene quite some time ago.