Fernando has a customer, and this customer is a fine and upstanding gentleman. He almost never returns movies late and when he does he pays off the late fees immediately.
Then he begins dating another of Fernando's customers, as he hears through the grape vine. This woman is considerably less...responsible. She owes Fernando $13 in late fees.
The gentleman rents a few movies one day. They go unreturned for one day, two days, three. Finally, after five days, the movies appear in Fernando's drop box.
The next time he comes in to rent Fernando says, “You have some late fees, if you want to throw something on them.”
“Oh, I do?” he asks with surprise lacing his voice. “How much?”
“$19.”
“What? You're kidding me.”
“You had three movies five days late.”
“I could've swore they were returned on time.”
“Unfortunately, they weren't. You don't have to kill off the whole thing if you don't want.”
“Okay.” He throws two extra dollars down upon the counter. “Put that on it. I'll square up with you next time.”
Why is it that when people begin to engage in carnality with one another they always start adopting the worst of their partner's traits?
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