Dear C,
I too have long wondered why so many friendly and frequently good-looking people are married to cold fishes, but simply assumed that the frigid spouse in question recognized his or her own deficiencies, and sensibly married the opposite. As for the warmer, cuddlier party in the relationship, I concluded that their sweet nature either precluded them from seeing the true nature of the beast, or that their charm was sufficient to melt even the iciest heart, enabling them to see endearing qualities where others can't. Your explanation, however, while less wholesome, certainly rings more true. One only has to look at Bernie Madoff's wife to know that he must be happier snuggling up to his cellmate in prison. As for yours truly, I too tend to reserve my most visible PDAs for random friends and acquaintances, rather than family, which is why the OBC tends to laugh long and hard whenever anyone describes me as 'sweet.' Ironically, it's also probably the reason I'm the only person in America who thinks Kate Gosselin ISN'T a stone cold bitch; she's just doing what she has to, in order to survive.
P.
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