Honey Taft in the novel Nothing Lasts Forever does this to get through college and medical school and to stay in residency even as her superiors realize she's nowhere near as qualified for her position as her grades would indicate she's not stupid, she just has no affinity for medicine and attended school under orders from her father.
As long as they're worthwhile.
But the first day of shooting is fast approaching and.
The third taught him about love and respect.
She later clarifies that she's planning to make a donation no matter what and made a pass a Leonard because she finds him attractive and figured she might as well take a shot.
So if it always seems like it was a untouchably magical combination, maybe it just was.