The Best Relationship Advice Ever

WILSON
Let’s say you’re right. Completely right about everything. Give in anyway.

HOUSE
This is not a point of pride. This is a point of principle.

WILSON
Right, you’re the Rosa Parks of hooker massages.

HOUSE
The principle is she’s being irrational. If I give in on this, it sets the stage for the whole relationship.

WILSON
Putting up with irrationality is the foundation for every relationship. I agree with Sam when she’s calling her father a monster. I agree with her when she’s calling him a saint. And in exchange, I get to have sex with her. And I’m sure she has similar tradeoffs with me.

Relationships are hard. You have to make sacrifices. So sacrifice being crazy. Go get her a gift and apologize.

—House

Is Online Dating for Losers?

Here are notes for an article I started but never finished:

Since I first heard about it, I’ve looked down on online dating. Picking up a girl on the net, I sniffed, was for those who couldn’t seal the deal in real life. Losers.

Except that, this isn’t true. In fact, with so many preferences to specify, online dating is for the choosy, whereas your options are relatively limited at a bar or party.