I was helping my neighbor prepare her garden last weekend. She said we needed to get down on our knees, really open up the soil, and plant some fresh seeds deep into the fertile ground. She even said the longer and harder we worked, the better the yield would be.

It was exhausting, but by the end of the day, we had a magnificent bed of tulips ready to burst.

I've been dating a girl who's a professional cartographer, and she's always trying to help me find my way

but it turns out she's been mapping out our entire relationship to get to the one place I didn't know I was going: a long-term commitment

I've been seeing a physical therapist who specializes in rehabilitation

She's been helping me work through some stiffness, and I think we've finally reached a point of complete extension

I've been dating a girl who's a professional clockmaker, and she's always trying to get me to

wind her up