Growing up
Jen has a boyfriend.
She won't use the word "boyfriend" just yet. In her worldview, "boyfriend" implies a level of commitment and exclusivity that she and Mike have not reached. "He's not my boyfriend. We've only been dating for two months."
To me that's a "boyfriend", but ok, whatever.
The bottom line is, she has some sort of romantic relationship with Mike.
It was not unexpected. Jen is a pretty girl, she's smart, caring, funloving . . .Despite her lament that she's going to grow up to be a crazy cat lady, this is certainly not the first time she ever went out with a guy.
But there's something different this time.
Mike isn't a college student. Mike is a grown up. He's three years older than Jen, he owns a business, and he's obviously successful because he owns the house he lives in.
But then again, Jen is just shy of her 23rd birthday, and while she's still a student, it's grad school, and she has a full time job.
I must confess, it's a bit scary to think of my daughter as an adult, and as a woman involved in an adult relationship. I think it scares Jen, too. Glad she's taking it slow. Who knows where it will go?
She won't use the word "boyfriend" just yet. In her worldview, "boyfriend" implies a level of commitment and exclusivity that she and Mike have not reached. "He's not my boyfriend. We've only been dating for two months."
To me that's a "boyfriend", but ok, whatever.
The bottom line is, she has some sort of romantic relationship with Mike.
It was not unexpected. Jen is a pretty girl, she's smart, caring, funloving . . .Despite her lament that she's going to grow up to be a crazy cat lady, this is certainly not the first time she ever went out with a guy.
But there's something different this time.
Mike isn't a college student. Mike is a grown up. He's three years older than Jen, he owns a business, and he's obviously successful because he owns the house he lives in.
But then again, Jen is just shy of her 23rd birthday, and while she's still a student, it's grad school, and she has a full time job.
I must confess, it's a bit scary to think of my daughter as an adult, and as a woman involved in an adult relationship. I think it scares Jen, too. Glad she's taking it slow. Who knows where it will go?
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