So, I’m sitting there with my bestfriend in college and she’s got this wild idea—find an engineering guy. Just for the hell of it, like kids trading baseball cards but with dudes who can do calculus in their sleep. We’re laughing, thinking it’s the most genius idea ever.

So, I land this one. He’s already under the weather, a little sick. Perfect, I think. I’ll play the nurse. I show up with some soup, some...