Hi everyone! First-time poster here.
About 15 years ago, I read a short story where the protagonist gets set up with his "soulmate" via a matchmaking service. He and his match are so compatible that one day, when they're sitting on the couch together, they spontaneously merge into one being. It's not an ecstatic merger—it's sort of horrifying, with a lot of screaming "no! What's happening!" The last line is something like "It got up from the couch to have a drink." The paperback was pretty old and yellowed already when I read it, so I bet the story itself was published as far back as the 80's or earlier.
Anyway, any help identifying this would be much appreciated. For various reasons, it's pretty hard to google!
About 15 years ago, I read a short story where the protagonist gets set up with his "soulmate" via a matchmaking service. He and his match are so compatible that one day, when they're sitting on the couch together, they spontaneously merge into one being. It's not an ecstatic merger—it's sort of horrifying, with a lot of screaming "no! What's happening!" The last line is something like "It got up from the couch to have a drink." The paperback was pretty old and yellowed already when I read it, so I bet the story itself was published as far back as the 80's or earlier.
Anyway, any help identifying this would be much appreciated. For various reasons, it's pretty hard to google!
