I asked, "Hey...are we good?" He says we're good, and I believe him. I said maybe we should limit our work hours chatting because, while my job sucks the life out of me right now, it shouldn't also suck the life out of him as well. I thanked him for being so even-keeled, but said that being my sounding board isn't his job and I didn't want him to bear the brunt of my stress.

I'm told all of this stress and emotionalism is normal for someone in my position at work (a new grad). Add to it baseline emotional struggles and the fact that I am going through another transition on top of the initial transition, and it's just...argh. I am starting to cave a little. A friend of mine in the residency ahead of me ended her long term relationship because she and her boyfriend just couldn't weather the stress. So on one hand, I shouldn't totally beat myself up; I'm dealing with a lot. On the other hand, knowing this, I worry about the future of JD and me.