You respond to this person’s advances and strike up a conversation. You pull out a book off the store shelf and explain how this was your favorite book when you were in high school. It turns out, perhaps somewhat conveniently, that it was the favorite of both of you. You discuss how the relationship between the two main characters and their everlasting love was especially great.

Suddenly your mind drifts off to your own relationship. You remember thinking about how the two of you were going to end up like the characters in the book. What happened? Where did the love go?

At once, you are brought back into reality by a question that seemingly came out of nowhere. The person you were talking to has asked if you wanted to meet up again sometime and talk more.

You respond: