Love is fragile, the narrator says, and he promises to be more open about his thoughts, feelings, and even mundane details. He tells the story of how he used to love the fish in the aquarium, but now he feels that way more often. He wonders if the aquarium is too small, and wonders if it's because he's grown older. He says that at first he only felt that way when he was down, but at some point he became more comfortable being inside the aquarium shut in. He asks if she's decided to see the man again, and she says she doesn't know. She says that she still loves him, and that it seems like someone who's starting over with a man she loves. The narrator says that everyone seems to be nagging her, but she can't figure out why. She feels odd because of her work, and says that even her parents don't bother her anymore. She tells the manager that she has no idea what her problem is, but that she feels sad because she has lost a partner. The manager says that he'll read the texts later, but he asks her to confirm that the proposal has been sent, and to send him the estimate by this afternoon. She asks him to send her the report by that afternoon, and the manager replies that he has stopped by the office to see her, and there are more texts from him before he eats breakfast, sometimes during the day, and sometimes before he wakes up. He sends her a few more texts before he goes to bed, and when he wakes, he texts her again, sometimes at night. He also sends her some more texts after he eats, and then he texts again at breakfast, and again at night, and so on. She wonders if he is not used to this kind of communication, and asks if he has sent her the estimate, and if she should ask him to marry her. He replies that she should send him a report by the afternoon, as he