My thoughts kept drifting to the conversation Jill was going to have with her prospective lover while I was at work. It was a little distracting and I couldn't wait to hear if she went through with it and all the details if she did.

I got home from work first and anxiously waited for my wife. As soon as she closed the door, I inquired, "So, did anything interesting happen at work today." My heart was beating faster.

"Well, I did it. I invited him over on Saturday and he accepted." She smiled broadly.

"Well, tell me all the gory details."

Jill then went on to explain that after...