A pregnant pause?

Scary times.
Philippa and I have not been doing certain things that you have to think about in a relationship, and as a result certain things that should happen to a lady on a monthly basis have not happened as expected. If you see what I mean.
I asked Philippa if ‘being late’ was something that happened often in her cycle and she said “No, usually I’m as regular as clockwork.” For some reason I said “Well, not really. If you were as regular as clockwork you’d have your period every 24 hours, not every 28 days.” It wasn’t particularly funny, but I was feeling uncomfortable and so fell back on my old habit of trying to make jokes when the situation is stressful. It went down like a balloon that’s not only made of lead but is reinforced with concrete and is tied to, and being pulled down by, another lead balloon.
I may not be making much sense, but that’s because I’m somewhat distracted. I want to be a dad, but not within the next 12 months, thank you. As Philippa pointed out - “you have no job and the emotional security of a three-month old wasp, so you’re not ideal dad material at the moment.” Why do I love her exactly?
I’m going to deal with this situation the way any man would. I’m going to run off to my cave and hide and wait until it all blows over. Wii boxing, here I come….

RC 22-3-11