Sex and love is another theme. In "Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth", Zane contradicts the popular belief that men lose interest in women who have sex too quickly by having many of her characters continue their relationships after having sex in a short amount of time. This can be seen first in "Sock It To Me" when Geren dates, quickly proposes to, and then marries the narrator after their unprecedented night of sex in Lou's Gym. "Be My Valentine" shows Yardley moving in with Clarence despite sleeping with him on their first date. In "The Barbershop", Tammy seduces Keanu randomly, yet they have been dating for nine months at the time that she recalls the story. "The Diary" reveals that the diary owner's boyfriend did marry her, regardless of the fact that they had sex first, when the narrator learns that Pookie used to be her grandmother's nickname for her grandfather.