My wife of 12 years left me because she wants kids and I do not. There is something strange that happens in my head when I think about the time we spent together. I recall that at one point I was glad she was leaving. I was frustrated with her because the lifestyle that I provided wasn't good enough for her. She apparently needs children in order to be satisfied. However, I also have a strange tendency to dwell on the good times and other "kodak moments" that we had together. This makes me very sad that the marriage is over. This sad emotion really overwhelms my logical thinking ability and I find myself in tears even though I know in my mind that I made the right choice. In some respects maybe it's the difference between the "experiencing self" and the "remembering self" that Daniel Kahneman references in his writings. I seem to be remembering the marriage in a more positive way than it actually happened. I'm starting this think that this is maybe another mind trick written into the genetic/instinctual programming of my male brain. As you know, we men are genetically programmed to seek out women and attempt to gain their favor in order to propagate the species, even if it is detrimental to us individually. I further believe that there is a "memory modification" subroutine of this program that influences us to misremember our relationships with women with more fondness than what actually existed. It's another way that our reproductive instincts try to push us toward women. This instinctual programming is incredibly powerful and influences us in many subtle ways that we cannot possibly understand. It has been perfected over millions of years of evolution. In order to resist it, sometimes we must follow the example of Odysseus and lash ourselves to the mast of the ship. Otherwise the women's siren song will lure us to our doom. I urge you all to use your critical thinking abilities to evaluate your attitudes and beliefs about women. Are those views based on a rational thought process driven by your own free will, or are you simply a robot obeying the commands of your reproductive instincts? Think for yourself!