HOW TO TELL IF YOU’VE MET SOMEONE LOOKING FOR A KEEPER OR A THROWBACK: 1. If his conversation with you is extremely superficial, and never seems to graduate beyond the surface, he’s sport fishing; if he genuinely seems interested in your needs, life, desires, and future, then he’s looking for a keeper. 2. If he laughs off your requirements and standards, then he’s sport fishing; if he seems willing to abide by your rules, and actually follows through on them, then he’s looking for a keeper. 3. If he takes your phone number but waits longer than twenty-four hours to call, he’s sport fishing;