I disagree. If French lessons are important to him, why should he give them up? It sounds like one of the few things he does for himself (outside of work) and i

I disagree. If French lessons are important to him, why should he give them up? It sounds like one of the few things he does for himself (outside of work) and it may provide a good outlet for him to page out his work and focus on something completely different. One possibility is to set aside time explicitly, as he's doing for his class. Going out on an actual date once or twice a week may make up for the heads down time in her mind. It would also provide another way to switch out the working set.