instinct

They say that familiarity breeds contempt, but I\’m thinking that when you meet so many strangers in so short a time, familiarity might just breed comfort. You see a guy\’s picture 20 times, you begin to feel you know him. Maybe the first time he wrote to you, you weren\’t sure about him — maybe he even creeped you out — but a year or two later he practically seems like family (possibly that family member you want to avoid, but family nonetheless).