Sexonomics

    So why did I stay up waiting for the call that never really came?  Because I have no life of my own?  Because I'm a sex-starved maniac?  No, because I genuinely care about this man and, while I don't want to give him the impression that I'm always at his disposal, if he calls and asks if I'll be around when he gets home from traveling home from a funeral all day (which he really was), then I want him to know I'm there for him and I'll make the effort to see him too.
    Okay, so that's the rational, wholesome, justifiable side.  Here's the crazy one:  I'm afraid that if I told him I was going to bed early he would think that I am not spontaneous enough, that I'm not interested in him enough to make the effort.  He wasn't asking for the moon, he was asking if I'd be awake at 11 o'clock on Sunday night, I think I can swing that for the guy I care about.
    Now, here's the truth: relationships are a lot like supply and demand curves in economics.  I'm not good at math, but screw statistics because I have a B.S. in science and I can order coffee and ask where the bathroom is in four languages, so I'm doing all right.  Anyway, back to the curve.
    So, when the supply of a good is abundant, accordingly, there is less of a demand for that good and a lower price can be paid for it.  If we apply that same rule to sex then, ladies, when we go out of our way to be available and spontaneous, we are increasing the supply of sex, effectively lowering the demand for it and thus it's worth.  By that same rule, when a good is in short supply, demand increases and people have to pay a higher price for said good.  Now, I'm not saying be stingy or cold, and I'm not saying don't get yours, I'm just saying don't be a doormat.  If you didn't plan on staying up until 11PM on Sunday night, don't do it unless you're damn sure that you have real plans.  Don't do it until he says, "Please, I know it's late, I just really want to see you."  If you had other plans, maybe with your girlfriends, don't break them.  Don't be a bitch, just show him that you have a life to and, while he's a wonderful part of it, he isn't the axis of it.  If he's a decent guy who wasn't just looking for a stoopid booty call, then he'll respect you for it.