My hubby and I met at a party in college. One of my co-workers invited me, and although tired, I went and had a good time. We met, had a first date a week later, and married a few years later. One night led to a wonderful life!
Since life is a mixture of light and dark, I think it natural that contemporary reflect that. I love how you keep things from getting too dark overall. I just picked up Karma and can hardly wait to read it!