One of my fondest holiday memories occurred when I was only 23. I had just met and immediately fell in love with Christine Marie Thiel. She was just as nice as she was pretty, a rarity among teenage women. In the process of courtship, we men are much nicer people than we will likely ever be again. We are infatuated… yes, even confused. Hormones make most of our decisions until we can gather our wits about us. If we are lucky, we survive our stupidity and regain our equilibrium in time to realize that the hook is set. Do not resist. Follow ...