An autistic couple who agreed to put their friend up for the night have belatedly realised to their dismay that they will need to buy a third plate, eyewitnesses have revealed.

Ffiona Maw, 30, and Dexter Livingstone, 28, were happy to give their friend a bed for the night in an emergency, but have started to realise the terrible knock-on effect this will have on their lives.

“We both accepted that taking on a house guest would mean a number of horrors,” explained Maw, “like disruption to routine and unsanctioned towel-folding methods. But I’m going to have to set up a whole new cupboard arrangement!”

Livingstone added: “When we moved in together we bought the essential crockery for a couple, so we have a mug, plate and bowl each. I just never imagined this would change.”

“We couldn’t have known a person would ever come round,” agreed Maw, sadly.

The couple were last seen trying to decide between the clammy dread of having an odd number of plates and the fear that buying a fourth might be a slippery slope to dinner parties.

When approached for comment, their friend Kelsey Dacey, 25, said, “Thanks so much for this, guys! I’ve made soup.”

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