"I don't make a habit of it." As someone who didn't consider what she was admitting to when she made that comment, she had the sense to be at least a little sheepish through her grin.  Of course it was more so for the fact that she let it slip so carelessly than that she had read it.  "I once knew someone who was quite invested in the Lonely Hearts section."  After a beat she realized he would likely need an explanation "It's an anonymous sort of want-ad but instead of jobs it's for personal connections."

"If you were to see a cover with the headline 'seven things a modern bachelor looks for in a wife' you wouldn't be the least bit curious to see how accurate it is?"

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