But it provided me with an opportunity for a creative suggestion. This was almost certainly an unsound generalisation, based on limited experience, and perhaps I should have recognised it as a warning sign. The waiter brought the dessert menus and Elizabeth said, ‘I don’t like Asian desserts.’ She was so interesting! I could already see the possibility of a permanent relationship. On the contrary, we had a highly productive discussion about simulation algorithms. This resulted in some inaccuracy in the eating process, which she did not seem to notice. It is difficult to conduct a conversation while wondering whether you are looking at the correct body part but I locked on to her bespectacled eyes, as recommended by Gene. We survived the meal without her criticising me for any social errors. Poor synchronisation is a huge waste of time. But we got off to an excellent start when we both arrived at exactly 7.00 p.m. Restaurants are minefields for the socially inept, and I was nervous as always in these situations. Then Claudia told me, as though it was a problem: ‘She has very firm ideas.’ An incredible question! From a psychologist! In evaluating Elizabeth’s suitability as a potential partner-someone to provide intellectual stimulation, to share activities with, perhaps even to breed with-Claudia’s first concern was my reaction to her choice of glasses frames, which was probably not even her own but the result of advice from an optometrist. I mention the glasses because Claudia showed me a photograph, and asked me if I was okay with them. Elizabeth was a highly intelligent computer scientist, with a vision problem that had been corrected with glasses. The Apricot Ice-cream Disaster is a good example.Ĭlaudia had introduced me to one of her many friends. I have never found it easy to make friends, and it seems that the deficiencies that caused this problem have also affected my attempts at romantic relationships. However, there is something about me that women find unappealing. In the animal kingdom, I would succeed in reproducing. Logically, I should be attractive to a wide range of women. I am thirty-nine years old, tall, fit and intelligent, with a relatively high status and above-average income as an associate professor. Unfortunately, their approach was based on the traditional dating paradigm, which I had previously abandoned on the basis that the probability of success did not justify the effort and negative experiences. Gene and Claudia tried for a while to assist me with the Wife Problem.
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