I just realized..
Poor Alex is dating the equivalent of a 14 year-old girl. Well, a well-versed in the knowledge of other people's relationships 14 year-old girl.
Think about it! I've never been in a real relationship before {sorry, Tysen, long-distance hardly counts}. So I have all these teenage perceptions and silly daydreams about them that probably aren't realistic or mature. Granted, I've seen my fair share of friends' relationships. I have lived somewhat vicariously through them but.. I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm like a little infatuated 14 year-old giddy school-girl with inaccurate imaginings of how this should go.

At first I felt bad realizing this and then I just laughed. Silly me. ;)