the couple by KARLEY SCIORTINO Couples are boring. I know, I know — I’ve probably just pissed off every non-single person reading this. But before you get defensive, let me explain what I mean by “couple.” We all know those people who start dating someone and are never seen solo again. Those people who shift from being an “I” to a “we” all too easily, who can no longer fathom attending a dinner party unchaperoned. To couple literally means to combine — to take two things and make them a single unit. To me, the idea of going from being a whole thing to becoming half of something is pretty depressing. But for a lot of people, this is a main ambition in life. How bizarre. But then there are the rare few who enter relationships and somehow manage to maintain their autonomy and independence. Rather than submitting to the…