[ Oh wow, she actually laughed at the joke. Color him surprised - he's got great jokes (he doesn't) but no one ever seems to find them funny. He could like this woman already, wow. Still, he moves past it, humming a little. He's not one to collect tragedies, but... ]

So, I guess the more proper way to put this is that rather than collecting marriage partners or tragedies, you're actually more looking for comrades? Giving us a feel for your experiences so you might collect ours and the skills that bore them in?