Reply #30: Because when it comes to having kids (as opposed to salsa dancing)

[IdaBriggs]

hormones come into play, and hormones can shock the beans out of you with their power. For those who have been nailed by the power of the urge to procreate, it can be (amusing is the wrong word) an eye brow raising experience when all of a sudden, it matters, where before in your life, it didn't.

Think of pre-pubescent children. The opposite sex is 'icky' until all of a sudden the hormones kick in, and suddenly, for reasons known only to hormones, they are indispensable to one's existence. Or something like that, anyway.

While I understand it really is best for all involved to maintain a polite, courteous attitude, because there are always going to be people who DON'T change their mind, it can be challenging not to try to give someone 'fair warning' especially when it is probably one of the most important life altering decisions (either way) that one can make.