No Man Required Kate has had it with men – all men – until, that is, a certain someone turns up at the party… I made the decision at 2.33am precisely, which is a stupid time to make any decision because nothing is working properly at that time. My mind was, of course, but my brain was strangely dormant, and common sense definitely in a coma. Most normal people are asleep at 2.33 in the morning, but if you can’t sleep you might as well plan the rest of your life. Forty is a sort of crossroads moment. I may not be about to become forty myself, but my big sister is, and her life is definitely sorted.