If it doesn't, then the social implications of men having to live
more than
half their lives without a sexual partner would be interesting.
Hmmm. Although a (grand-)mother's age is generally (although not
absolutely) a reliable guide to generational status, it was not
*that* uncommon, back in the late XX, to run into male acquaintances
(of a certain age) with small children in tow, and then have to
manage the odd circumlocution due to ignorance as to whether the
rugrats happened to be grandchildren or children.
-Dave
(luckily, a proud (grand-)parent often rapidly volunteers the
required information, unlike the heroine of the "Is she 18 or 20?"
story in Mark Twain's "A Tramp Abroad")
