Chapter Seventeen
Very few things in this world are inherently wrong, but many can become so given a certain context. Take high heels, for instance.
–Dr. Abigail Rosen, The F Word: Femininity in the New Century
After London, when Mitch and Reginald decided how to manage their transatlantic communication, they did so the same way they would tackle a new engineering project. They considered all the tools at their disposal—email, phone, IM, video chats—and evaluated how useful each would be in assuaging their desire for each other in comparison to usability, convenience, and cost. As a result of their analysis, the chosen foundation of their communication plan, the milestones on the open-ended Gantt chart of their relationship, were twice-weekly video dates. Thursday evenings and Sunday af
