But then, after the firing stopped and the dust from all the running settled, someone shouted, "Three".
Before the schoolyard question of which monster is tougher is settled, someone blows up a dam and the creatures are swept away in a flood - until the next year's House of Frankenstein, which added Dracula to the mix to one-up the dastardly duo with a tale of the terrible trio.
Because any assumption made about Umunna's relationship choices don't stop at him, they immediately cast his partner under the same, knackered old spot light: that you can't be someone unless you're a legally "settled" someone.
The idea is certainly not to settle for someone you can manipulate, but rather about being with someone you can feel safe loving, in the knowledge that they love you beyond the danger of showing them your vulnerability.
As the quote points out, many women spend their entire lives looking for "the one," only to settle for someone who is merely good to them, or for someone who can provide as they get older in age.
8. Would you settle for someone who has children?
The US need a period of possession to settle, and someone to control the midfield.
Mrs. Bachmann told several hundred members of the Faith and Freedom Coalition that social conservatives "don't have to settle" for someone who does not exemplify their values.
Why an attractive, self-sufficient woman (and former hippie) like Eve would ever settle on someone so dull seems almost beyond comprehension.
After all, getting rid of Obama is the ultimate goal for Tea Partiers, so they will settle for someone who isn't the best-looking guy at the dance, to use a Santorum line.
