Janet Bunterman had no reason to suspect her husband's secret affair; he had been involved with a bisexual Danish couple who owned a shop in Pasadena for years. Occasionally, he went on long weekends with them to places like Ojai or Moab. Despite his unfaithfulness, Janet put up with his antics because he managed their daughter's money well and because she was herself involved with her tennis instructor.

"Janet Bunterman tolerated Ned Bunterman's antics because he did a semi-competent job of managing their daughter's earnings, and because Janet herself was sweatily involved with her thirty year old tennis instructor." This reveals her practical approach and personal entanglements amidst a background of underlying secrets and complex relationships.