Recently, I received an email from a friend. She wrote in her short note that she has learned that men face the same biological clock that women face. We are both thirty-five and neither of us are looking to have children. This puts both of us at odds with the the other 99% of straight humanity (statistic from Pulled It Out My Ass Polling Services). It, however, doesn’t mean that we do not want the other things that the masses want: passionate and stable relationships. It also means that we face Valentine’s Day differently than the masses. Why is the question. I can’t speak for her, but I do have some idea about myself.

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