If you can find a companion with some fringe benefits, without tying all manner of legal knots as per state laws, fine.
I guess I'd hope this piece is more than a Roz filler. No worries I graduated from the Roz school of Medium clapping etiquette, it's in the clap bank.
I guess if this latest candidate interests you, you're going to have to figure out how to string the guy along as friends with mutual fringe benefits.