 Norman and Tina convince Tom to try computer dating as part of a story Norman is doing for the magazine. Tom however wants to make it clear to whomever his date that this is purely an academic exercise. Unfortunately for Tom, Norman bring s Tom s computer date over to the apartment on a day Tom is home sick with a cold. Diane Kirby, Tom s computer match, actually works for the computer dating company and is a fervent believer in the powers of her computer. It s love at first sight between Diane and Eddie, and Diane is attracted to Tom, but Diane is not Tom s type. Beyond that, Tom just wanted to talk to Diane solely for the story anyway. The wise Mrs. Livingston thinks she knows what went wrong: Tom s answers for the computer were all with Eddie s welfare in mind. This is proven true when, as a lark, Diane allows Eddie to answer the computer dating questions and insert it into the computer. Diane was not expecting any match to appear, however one match came back: her. This exercise made Diane herself realize that when she answered the questions, she was projecting her own strong want to be a mother.