Can We Date Up?
Dear [Mentat],
Well, Kenny Rogers sang that song, “Love Will Turn You Around,” that touched on your point about [your sweetheart from the late 70s] being closer to your ideal lady. Ladies often ask me the befuddling question of whether I plan on getting married or having children. It perplexes me so because how after all, can we know for sure what we will or will not want once true love walks into our lives? When not in a relationship, predicting the aspirations we’ll have once in a relationship is as imprecise as using a crystal ball or asking a psychic. 
So I say to them that if I found the right one, I’d marry and have children. However, lots of them don’t like that answer and complain that it sounds too aimless, or they think I’m making a subtle statement about their lacking qualifications to be my dream mate. But what they hey.
Good luck on your computer repairs. I probably won’t send you much while you’re offline, though I am working on responses to the last few letters you sent. It will take a bit to come up with some creative ways to advance those threads, so take your time and get your computer fixed right.
Later,
Tom Hesley
