So 12 to 14 year- olds are having a "sex life" that involves something other than the relationship between their right hands and some lubriderm? And the media has some influence over this? No doubt there are sexual messages out there (I saw thirteen- at least some of it), but I seriously hope that there are not that many young teens really acting on these messages (as well as their own raging, mixed up hormones). And if they are, where the hell are the parents to shut them down??

As a early 30's guy, I can kind of identify with the issues faced by the author. But i can't help but wonder if this woman, who is 70% against children and you (who are clearly at least 110% into it, given that you just wrote this long-ass article -about 2 pages too long, IMO)- are you really a match? Like one other poster points out, there is no shortage of younger women are at least as interested in kids as you, maybe find one of them? I can see the obvious charms of your g/f, but those sound more like attributes attracive to a single guy, not necessarily a wanna-be dad. It may be important to re-evaluate what you really want in a woman keeping in mind some of those obvious breeders aren't the ones we are most drawn to initially (believe me, i've weighed this one myself). In short, I'd be sure you're setting yourself up for long-term fullfillment with this woman, not just near-term stuff.

This woman may well have problems in her marriage, but i submit that one of them is too much snooping on her part and now total lack of trust. Her actions can perhaps be understood under the circumstances, but i can say if i was her husband, i would be a little pissed that she was all up in my business. Its pretty convenient that his email was open, as was his file, etc etc. I'm not married but it seems like this lady is awfully nosy. People who are married, Is this normal?

I just wanted to point out, as much as i care about sports writers and angles on hockey games (uh, yeah...) , you totally whiffed on the biggest sports story of the weekend. That would be the one about King James and his TRIPLE DOUBLE in his first playoff game ever. Just to put it in context, here's what you might have noted regarding this feat:

LBJ playoff game 1: 32 points,11 boards,11 assists, team wins

MJ playoff game 1: 23–4–11, team loses

Kobe game 1: 2 points, who cares (btw, Lakers lose to Phoenix yesterday in playoffs, some MVP)

At least this rookie stat made me blink. Magic in game 6 NBA finals of his rookie year playing center in place of Kareem, 42-15 boards-7 assists-3 steals.

I tried to read this Traister piece, but i stopped part way through because it was making me sad. I can only hope that in some way, these pieces are cathartic for Traister and her ilk- they are no doubt pretty pissed. I hope you feel better now and can go back to writing articles, Rebecca - some of them are good.

So Here's my 2Cents on the renewed man/woman thing: there are bad men (see Santorum), there are bad women (any of the Fox and friends chicks, for example). By letting these people ruin our day, our day is then ruined. See? They win if you let them. Its nice outside, today go smell pick some flowers and find someone to give them to.

BTW- is the silly banner ad on the right side obscuring everyone elses posts? I'm definately going to see/read "Hard Candy" now.

Why indeed. There is alot of truth to what the plain spoken previous posters have said regarding "what men want" , not wanting to buy cows, etc and that may be tough to hear. Men dont want to have heart to hearts at all,ever- this is true and may resist as long as possible before settling down. Ultimately, though, most guys hit a point where being with someone is simply worth more to them than the potential of running off with Heidi Klum (or whomever), particularly if they like or want kids (this is probably older guys- over 30). Love certainly does exist for men, and in the long run is why they end up with a woman, assuming she'll have him ( it happens in the reverse as well, plenty often).

The BF in this case probably does care at least somewhat for the LW (I'm guessing- most men wont hang around women they totally dont like, even just to store their stuff, admittedly bad, bad form on the BF's part). Still, It looks very likely that the BF doesnt want to marry LW, especialy given his track record. He's getting what he wants (free milk). Whether or not he does "the right thing" by this woman (seems unlikely)depends on how much he values losing her, so for the LW, i'd give him that opportunity.