do the math
Somehow The Mindy Project manages to perfectly embody the voice in my head in the character of Danny Castellano:
Okay, let's do the math of how these four kids are realistically gonna play out. So let's say you spend the next year or so dating this guy. You're 33 then. You spend a year getting to know him, 34, two years living with him, 35, 36. Finally he proposes. You get married. Congratulations. You're 37. You start talking about having kids, but the maternity leave alone's enough to take you out of the game. You spent so long building your career. 38. Now your husband starts resenting how busy you are. He wants someone with more free time, but you don't want to stop working, so he moves out. Divorce is finalized, 40, but you're not worried because 40's the new 30, right? You immediately start dating again, this time online. Good news - you find a guy real quick and get married again. He's got a couple kids already, though, so it takes some time to convince him. Do you manage to have one kid under the buzzer? Hey, anything can happen.
- From S01:E05
Okay, let's do the math of how these four kids are realistically gonna play out. So let's say you spend the next year or so dating this guy. You're 33 then. You spend a year getting to know him, 34, two years living with him, 35, 36. Finally he proposes. You get married. Congratulations. You're 37. You start talking about having kids, but the maternity leave alone's enough to take you out of the game. You spent so long building your career. 38. Now your husband starts resenting how busy you are. He wants someone with more free time, but you don't want to stop working, so he moves out. Divorce is finalized, 40, but you're not worried because 40's the new 30, right? You immediately start dating again, this time online. Good news - you find a guy real quick and get married again. He's got a couple kids already, though, so it takes some time to convince him. Do you manage to have one kid under the buzzer? Hey, anything can happen.
- From S01:E05