Once upon a time, there was a young couple named Jane and Jack. They had just moved into their first apartment together and were excited to start their life together. However, they soon realized that they had a problem – they couldn’t seem to keep their laundry straight.

Jane would always mix her pink shirts with Jack’s blue ones, and vice versa. They would end up with a wardrobe of strange shades of purple and green. They tried using different laundry baskets and even color-coded laundry bags, but nothing seemed to work.

One day, after yet another laundry mix-up, Jane had had enough. She decided to take matters into her own hands and came up with a plan. She went to the store and bought a pack of laundry markers. From that day on, before doing laundry, she would mark all of her clothes with a big pink “J” for Jane, and Jack’s clothes with a big blue “J” for Jack.

It seemed to be working well, and they were both very pleased with themselves. However, they soon realized that they had a new problem – they had accidentally marked all of their clothes with the same initial.

One day, while at work, Jane received a phone call from her friend Mary. Mary had borrowed a shirt from Jane the day before and was calling to thank her and tell her how much she loved it. However, when Jane asked which shirt it was, Mary described a shirt that was definitely not hers.

Jane quickly realized that she had given Mary one of Jack’s shirts by mistake. Mortified, she apologized profusely and promised to bring her the correct shirt as soon as she got home.

To make matters worse, Jack had a similar experience at work. His colleague, Bob, complimented him on his new shirt, but it was not a shirt Jack recognized. It turned out to be one of Jane’s shirts that he had accidentally worn to work.

They both had a good laugh about it and decided to go back to square one and come up with a new laundry sorting system. They decided to use different laundry detergents, one for Jack’s clothes and one for Jane’s. And for good measure, they also decided to use different laundry baskets and color-coded laundry bags.

From then on, their laundry sorting went smoothly and they never had another mix-up again. They even started to enjoy doing laundry together, and it became one of their weekly rituals.

Years later, when they moved out of their apartment and into a house, they still used the same laundry sorting system and never had any mix-ups again. They would always tell their story to their friends and family, and it became a running joke in their circle.

The end.