After our passionate greetings were over, Tina headed towards my bedroom to put her bags away but I told her, "Put your stuff in the other room, okay?"

She asked, "Why, I thought I'd put them in your room."

"No, put them in the guest room please."

"But why?"

"Because that's where I want you to put them."

She was getting a little upset and I didn't understand why. I had my stuff in my room and I wasn't ready to share my space. Maybe I was being too territorial but I wanted some semblance of separation between us, even if she ended up sleeping in my bed. Well, Tina...