“He was perfect except for the fact that he was an engineer
And mothers prefer doctors
And lawyers Yet despite this imperfection
He was clean-looking and respectable-looking
And you'll never find a mother
Who doesn't appreciate a natural man”

—  Regina Spektor

Love Affair
11:11 (2001)

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