goal,

Sounds like the cliche' fear they have of death that is seeping out in all his conversations. Very interesting.

And he's asking about your social status. You've got him thinking. Good job.

I don't think there is any advice you need; you always seem to handle yourself so well in this. GOOD for you!

Most of us really marry only once. First love endures, even unto our dying day. And we never really divorce.