My dear friend Val was horrified when Carl, who she had just started dating, hired an acapella quartet in stripy suits and straw hats to show up at her office on Valentine’s Day and sing for her. Now, Carl was a brave man because surely anyone would consider that a big gamble: would Val be swept away by this romantic, original and expensive gesture? Or, as it turned out, would she want the ground to swallow her up? She called me for an emergency coffee date and asked: was he being funny or sadistic? Is he romantic or insane?
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