This is Steve's personal story -- it's based on his actual relationship. We both have kind of slight frames, and I have dark hair in the movie like hers.

This is Steve's personal story -- it's based on his actual relationship, ... We both have kind of slight frames, and I have dark hair in the movie like hers.

I used to talk about my personal life all the time. It's the most fun thing to talk about, ... the people in my life are hurt.

Martin knew the story very well. He internalized it years ago when he wrote the novella,

I've never dated (casually). Ever. It's kind of weird. I did have a boyfriend in junior high who was a kleptomaniac. We'd leave stores and he'd come out with something for me.

We just can't shake monogamy. It definitely demands a kind of rigor and discipline and selflessness. But it's also fun.