[Try to derail all you want; you're fighting for Spock's happiness, he's going to fight for yours.]

Exactly! You never thought anything bad of it when it was she and me, even though I outranked her before we boarded the Enterprise. Besides, we're not on the Enterprise now. No reason you couldn't see someone here.

[But back on point.]

A month seems reasonable. Allows for several dates to make sure that we actually gel well but not so many that we already feel as if we're in a relationship.