People are going to behave however the social norms permit and beyond that.
We all have our pet things that we like to get religious about.
Well I am a lot like my dad and the character of Ted is based on my dad.
The second we see somebody on the street or meet someone we make snap...
Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives no support we've put it in an impossible situation.