Dating me is fun. You get a _____ and a _____.

A sweaty handshake and one of those “as-seen-on-TV!” gimmicky back braces that are supposed to improve your poster.

An improved poster and an unimproved country road.

An original posture and a half-empty box of cornflakes.

A large empty pot and a refrigerator full of raw ingredients.

A cooking lesson with the ghost of Julia Child and a dozen hungry door-to-door proselytizers.

Jupiter peeking in your bedroom window and Mars knocking on the front door.

A one-year subscription to Babbel and an Italian dictionary.

A one-year-old gerbil and an Italian diction consultant.

A comfy bed and an Italian lover.

An Italian bed and a comfy lover.

An Italian who loves comfy beds and basil plant.

A basal metabolism and a lacerated liver.

A metal sculpture and a live lobster.

A lobster bib and a dish of hot garlic butter.

A crazy crustacean and a mad mollusk.

A crusty loaf of bread and a visit with Madame President.

A friendly Tasing and a long stay in a windowless room.

The sound of ominous music swelling in the background and a scary clown

A mug of iced coffee and a guy named “Zez”.

The most sublime cup of hot chocolate imaginable and a vuvuzela