Killing me Softly

Valentines/My Birthday were really great this year!  In fact, for all the years that I was dating someone on my birthday this was definitely the best.  For weeks I had worried that HIM was going to give me a card and not get off work on my birthday.  But then HIM got off work and took me out for my b-day!!  We went to the MOA for a special showing of a private collection of Renaissance paintings and then headed to Salt Lake for dinner.  We went to a greek restaurant called Aristo's and had a delicious 5 course dinner!!  It was late afterwards so we headed home to my house so I could open my present.  HIM got me the perfume I've been wanting forever!!!  For a cheap guy HIM was not so cheap that night.  It was really nice.  HIM can go back to cheap now.

I would say that I had a conversation with my mother last night, but it was more like she talked at me.  I was minding my own business tapping away at my computer and she starts first with the innocent inquiries and then moves into the heavy probing.  

"So...you like Richard, things are going well?"

"yup"

"what is his plan b incase he doesn't get into med school?"

"I don't know.  I haven't asked, although I don't think he needs one"

"So his scores were pretty good?"

"sure?  he was happy with them"

"what is his plan for this summer?  What is your plan?"

"so...do you think things will get serious?"

"I don't know.  Its only been a month and a half"

"Well, you need to plan ahead"

"Ok, I think I have some time"

"Are you guys going to get married?"

"What!  I think I have some time to think about this, we haven't been dating that long"

"Your father asked me after one month"

"And you said no!"

"Yeah...well, I had to in my situation.  Look, I need to plan my summer trips and I need to know if I need to plan for a wedding"

"WHOA!!!  I am NOT thinking about that right now.  Let's give it some more time shall we?  Thanks".

And that is an abbreviated version.  What is the rush!?  Let's say things keep going well into the summer, do we have to decide before he leaves for Med school?  I have never understood not dating for a long time.  I know that circumstances change but will I?