"I Want To Start a Family" - or "Ladies: Here's How to Get a Man to Immediately Delete Your Opener E-mail"

Holy shit.  Over the weekend this woman sends me an e-mail through Match.com that seriously begins with "I saw your profile and want to start a family soon."  Oh, and did I mention that she's 48?!  Admittedly, gynecology is just a hobby for me, but my non-expert opinion is that by 48 years old that ship has definitely sailed.

Regardless of her age, there pretty much isn't anything worse to start a conversation around than a desperate plea for a baby-daddy. On one hand, I suppose the honesty is refreshing.  Rather than starting with it, it seems like most women that I've met at least wait until the third or fourth date to begin pressuring that issue. I always joke around that, if left up to the woman, the typical story arc for a relationship that begins online would go:

1. First date: drinks and dinner
2. Second date: picking out china patterns and registering for wedding gifts
3. Third date: appointment at the OB/GYN

Of course, to be fair, if it were up to the men it would go:

1. First date: drinks and dinner... and sex
2. Second date: drinks and dinner... and sex
3. Third date: drinks and dinner... and sex

etc.

I suppose that there is some happy medium, but I've yet to find it and have it stick around for more than a few months at a time.