Perhaps I have misread your statement. (I try to inhibit my squirrelly wrath, especially to my CC friends).
Let me just explain the horrible fate of us Nora lovers.
1) Katya is cute, but none of the new Russian couples hold interest for me.
2) Neither Katya or Sofia can change from STUNNING at work, to GIRL NEXT DOOR when they come home.
3) N&K worked for a living: they had discernible talents and career paths which they were pursuing, they were educated, as were their friends. They drank wine. They danced with Agent Dog when they were taking care of him and they worked on projects.
4) They watched decent movies on TV. Kinda sorta. I mean, what's not to love about 007 movies and GOThrones?
5) They had books displayed. That's 10 points right there.
I'm not going to rag on the new couples. Not yet. But NO -- N&K were an asset, not as boring as the new bunch. Most of the couples now days are just boring cut-out cardboard people with whom I probably would not invite to dinner for a conversation. And if I did invite N&K to dinner, I'd feed them a one-inch think Porterhouse steak or Ribeye and decent California wine.
So far, the new Russians are failing at exuding empathy through the medium of the Internet. Even Meerkat did better.
(I'll give you a -1 for your post if you'll do the same for me! ;) )
That would certainly beat the heck out of having soup on a daily basis. Nora wasn't much of a cook.