Office Hours: New, Improved, and Lowered Standards :

” I’ve been wasting time on guys who aren’t serious, or who I shouldn’t be serious about.’ She hesitated. ‘Um, I wonder if I could ask you something about that. You don’t have to answer.’ ‘Ask and you shall be answered.’ ‘Thanks. It’s not a question exactly. But I’ve been trying to take one of the bits of advice you gave during your talk, and it’s turning out harder than I expected.’ ‘What bit?’ ‘In the ‘relationships’ part of your talk. You know, how we should lower our standards.’ ‘Lower your standards?’ ‘Isn’t that what you said?’ ‘If anything, I urged higher standards.’”

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