I love how once Lois tells him a (respectfully but) firm no, he not only backs offs but goes into a (semi) reporter mode (after she does, of course). Remember that her sister told her that she has interviews not DATES. I take that to mean that she questions people. In a way a first date really is an interview in a way. It's the KIND of interview that makes it fun (or teeth-pullingly unenjoyable).
CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)
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