In an attempt to make me as fluent as quickly in his moedertaal (mother tongue), M has decided that I'm now ready to be bombarded 24/7 with Dutch. I get Dutch before sleep. I get Dutch in emails. I hear Dutch first thing in the morning. I am living with a man who I understand only about 47% of the time.

I hear you ask yourself: "And this is different from my husband/boyfriend how...?"

He is conducting this Berlitz class at the same time as I'm trying to wean myself from antidepressants. (which is making me just a smidge irritable...)

I wonder how long he'll live?