The narrator introduces us to a young man who has just graduated from college. He's not yet married, but he's got something important to tell him. He wants to know if he has a girlfriend. The narrator says he doesn't, because he hasn't been able to find one yet. The two of them reminisce about high school, and the narrator tells the young man that they're ready to get married in their thirties. The young man says he wants to share in the happiness of his friend's marriage, but the narrator is not so sure.