I am not sure why...

My heart leaps a little when I go on the dating site and see that the Professor hasn't been on in 3 days.

And I am not sure why I get a little depressed when my friend who just moved here a year ago has met someone and they aren't exchanging Christmas presents this year because next year he is giving her a ring. They've been together maybe 2 months.

Professor and I will not be to that point in a year. Not even two or three, most likely.

But then, he is the one who makes me happy for now, and I can live with that.