Lovers Can Be Like Southwest Airlines

I haven't flown on Southwest Airlines enough for my observations to be statistically valid, but in my limited experience, they used to be more fun in their early days and have become more business like.  That made me think of the way some relationships unfold.

                                                     Lovers Can Be Like Southwest Airlines

                                                            They woo you with laughter –
                                                             like those funny flight attendants
                                                             with their Elvis impersonations,
                                                             stand-up comic monologues
                                                             about emergency procedures,
                                                             and Marcel Marceau mime routines
                                                             with imaginary oxygen masks.

                                                             Then they win you with money –
                                                              the low cost, the convenience,
                                                              the amazing value
                                                              and they accept your baggage.

                                                              And suddenly you’re in a
                                                              comfortable relationship –
                                                              still considerate and efficient
                                                              nothing to complain about,
                                                              but they don’t take you any place
                                                              you didn’t already think
                                                              you wanted to go.