few series have more ably depict the complicate communication between two people from different background who be try to forge a relationship . mike and laura start out associate by accident and then by design . laura be prickly and easily offend . mike be well intentioned but inarticulate . laura be an intellectual with strong family tie ( especially to her long suffering sister ) . mike be a landscaper with no family to speak of . they both feel like outsider look in most of the time . this series detail their mutual yearning and blunderings in a warm and humorous manner . by the end and i want terribly for these two awkward people to get together . a sign of a successful series . good acting and good writing and and good supporting character . highly recommended .