The chapter opens with the narrator lamenting the fact that he is the only person in his life who gets "perfect sexual chemistry" with his childhood friend. He feels that she does not seem to be able to match up with his "words and actions" . The narrator then goes on to say that he was rejected by his friend in middle school because he was "mean and picking on" her. He says that since then, he has been able to "get up" even by himself. The chapter ends with a discussion of the upcoming vacation, which the narrator says he hasn't been to in years. The editor suggests that the narrator go with a friend or a couple to take part in the vacation.