"We'll cross that bridge when we need to. The only social life I have is with you. I will never get a chance to meet anyone unless I have your support."

That stopped me cold. She wasn't dismissing finding somebody, though that did hurt, only she was asking for my help in finding him. If she had said she couldn't find anyone better than me, then I could fight it. How could I argue against that? She was too smart for me, I guess. I really didn't want to win that argument, after all.

She got a degree summa cum laude in chemistry and I got drafted fourth round into...