In the world of dating, there are many types of couples. Some are so cute that the casual observer may contract diabetes if he or she stares for too long. Other couples argue so much that it's a miracle that they can stand to be together. Still others are attached at the hip, or perhaps even the lips making everyone in the vicinity slightly uncomfortable.

But in order for a relationship to last, a couple needs to be natural. The relationship should seem as though the two people in it have been and will be together forever. They aren't putting on acts. Their displays affections are not out of any sense of obligation. They simply want to be with their significant other, because one's joy will undoubtedly be the other's joy as well.

Alfred F. Jones and Arthur Kirkland were one such couple. Even before they had started dating near the end of their sophomore year, most of the student body assumed that they had been going out for far longer than that.

Their journey wasn't simple. They argued quite often (but never really meant it.) They both had a considerable amount of pride, and they let it trip them off a bit too often at first. Their siblings were a smidge too protective at the wrong times and their friends kept trying to get in the middle of things better left alone. And then there were the challenges of being natural opposites. Alfred was exuberant, extroverted, loud, and improper. Arthur tended to be more uptight, introverted, and proper. Yet, somehow it just worked together in a way that was perfectly natural, perfectly them.

This is their story.