recently my wife and i may have entered a slightly more intimate phase. context: arranged marriage, one year, no wedding, no honeymoon, mutual non-interference agreement. evidence: she has started calling me sebastian instead of treating my name like confidential information. yesterday she stayed home 3 minutes and 47 seconds longer than monday. some of that was because i tied her shoe in the foyer, but the delay was still real. she also accepted a transfer and replied 'thanks.' individually, weak evidence. collectively, worth discussing. to be clear, this is still a practical marriage and i am not developing unnecessary feelings. obviously.