He’s Not Alone–He’s Just Saving Himself for Me

By Madeline Iva

It was a revelation — I was in college, and my housemate Claire was about four inches from the TV. We’d been watching Northern Exposure, which was almost over. I’d just noticed something. Everyone was paired off at the end of the episode–except the 80 year old woman who owned the grocery store and John Corbett. Before the commercials roled, John was back in his DJ booth, wisely opining about recent events. He wasalone again, naturally.

I said as much while Claire put her hands o...