Saying picnic was direct, I knew exactly what he meant. He would ask to go on a picnic in the middle of a blizzard. It took a long time for me to be comfortable with (and now even enjoy) the directness. Scary part is I still don't know why it bothered me but at the time it was a real turn off.
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle. (Amy Bloom)