Problem: I saw a gentleman begin to walk across our front yard and I went outside to ask him if he needed any help . ( My polite way of asking why he was in our yard . ) " I ' m looking for a cat , " he said . I asked him to describe the cat , thinking that was a pretty lame excuse for someone who was poking around .

What may happen in the next 2 minutes ?

A: He may look around my neighbor 's bushes .

Problem: But I met him . Devin . I ended up agreeing to go out with him and I wore a little khaki skirt for our first date and I called him every night and I played out the relationship like it was 1958 and our parents were always in the other room . I do n't know why it lasted as long as it did .

Why do you think I played the relationship in the manor that I described ?

A: Because I really did not want it to go very far , and was surprised it did .

Problem: Anyway , the third friend happens to work in my office . She is as far along as my best friend back home . She was so kind in the way she told me . Then another mutual friend , who battled infertility for years , immediately called to make sure I was OK . That was the call that clued me in that I might not be .

What can we infer about the narrator ?

A:
She is battling infertility .