Randomness for you.
An acquaintance of mine is experiencing the thrill of a new romance after serially dating for many years, and she is a very conventional person. When I get my infrequent e-mail updates on her life and on the new guy, I can hear in her voice that she is happy beyond measure but it all sounds so boring. The new guy calls her often and sends her cute little e-mail notes. He gave her sweet, tasteful, not-too-expensive jewelry for Valentine's Day. They stayed in a bed and breakfast one weekend, and made out in a hot tub. He surprises her with flowers, he takes her to the ballet, blah blah blah, and I find myself almost hoping he is a serial killer but I have a sinking feeling he is not. I have such a hard time believing that people are this boring, that people have these cliché courtships, similar to how I have a hard time believing that not everyone loves sushi and not everyone is kinky.