Ah, he has reached the age where domesticity seems like an interesting novelty and change of pace.

No worries, generally this wears off after 6-12 months of actual full out 100% all the time practice. If not, well then its in for a penny, in for a pound.

About damn time you gave us a Eurozone update.

"the L-word"??!?

Oh, love; but for a moment you had me going.

The L-word could also be "Lounsbury"...

You know the word, so abused and commoditized that it's practically meaningless. I'm more comfortable with subtle, sincere gestures. Luckily he's picked up on that.

As for domesticity...well, who knows really. I think he wanted to settle down ages ago, but his girlfriends were invariably boring, crazy, insecure, etc.

The L-word could be all sorts of things, for that matter - lunacy, lust (not that that's a bad thing in itself, or mutually exclusive with some of the other choices), languishing...

And hey, especially as you say you're not so domestically inclined yourself, it might be a nice Jack Sprat match. So you don't wither away to nothing and all.

So does he make a nice breakfast?

"You know the word, so abused and commoditized that it's practically meaningless."

Oh poor poor cynic. Are you kidding? I love that word. All you need is love. God is love. Love will keep us together, whatever. Love, look at the two of us, strangers in many ways.

It's also a many-splendored thing.

It is patient, kind, does not put on airs, gives 1 corinthians 13 its oomph, and it is one of three things that last, with faith and hope as place and show, but is the greatest of them.

It is, however, a zero in tennis.

And along with "The check is in the mail" and I promise not to **** in your *****"; "I love you" is the most common lie around, especially about 1245 am, after three drinks and a Toni Braxton album.

You know that somebody had to do it.

http://www.gocomics.com/loveis/

This, on the other hand, probably wasn't strictly necessary.

http://theendofhumor.blogspot.com/

Ahh, those comics are perfect for my temperament.

And he cooks decent pancakes.

Leaving aside the Innocents inputs, I rather support ongoing engagement in the European as
(i) Said person has current liquidity to to finance further investigation;
(ii) Potentially personally interesting (this of course already presume the first cut on 'is this person in my physical scope, etc).

Now, I am not against sentimental rubbish as such, but it should be focused and useful.

Well, I suppose he is my de facto boyfriend due to impending parental introduction, despite my not officially conferring any such title upon him (or vice versa).

His background is fascinating. Can't discuss here as it will certainly blow his cover, but it is unusual.

Also, he is ahl al-kitab, which inspired him to raise some interesting religious questions when we first began dating, including what our children might practice (if anything) and would I be "allowed" to marry him under Islamic law? It was all very cute, though I found it mildly disconcerting that he was already imagining our hypothetical mixed-Book children.

With your skills, they would be children of the people of the e-Book.

That at least would be a step up from being people of the bookie.

"That at least would be a step up from being people of the bookie."

In these days' financial climate, that would describe her Mr. Banker.

Indeed, Banker has been looking a bit haggard of late. Poor thing, he used to be so handsome.

"No worries, generally this wears off after 6-12 months of actual full out 100% all the time practice"

LOL! Earlier in many cases but there is a zone when it seems like a good idea.