Coupling

November, 1984

I Am Not at all sure I approve of couples. Back when I was a professional loner, I held couples in contempt. Couples, I felt, were unspeakably smug--they were people who always said "we" and who never found themselves in the degrading position of prowling bad parties for possible sexual pickings. They operated with an emotional safety net and could, therefore, never be on the cutting edge (the only place to be).Sour grapes, you say? You're right. Yet being half a couple, as I have foun...