Okay, I'm going to do this...

[shootingstar]

I do tease him about the team kit, though. He used to (before I met him) have the Team Once jersey, socks, helmet...heck, even his old bike (OCR3) was yellow and black. I tease him about it--playing dress-up, was he? He looks like a large bumblebee in the jersey, so I dread to think what he looked like in the entire getup. Maybe I'll ask his mom if she's got pictures. Knowing her, she'll probably show me if she does.

The cycling bumblebee. LOL.
Just go ahead and do alot of cycling on your own if you don't find anyone else besides BF. You'll learn to self-motivate yourself for much longer and harder rides. Then you will be able to enjoy rides with him more often.

Does your university offer any on-campus bike club/organization for rides, mechanical advice, etc.? Take every advantage of these free 'services' and camaraderie while you can.

When I returned to cycling, my partner did cycle with me. He did very little "coaching" or verbal pushing at me. But I also joined a women's cycling organization and was active in workshop/event/ride organizing for 5 yrs. It gave me a cycling focus elsewhere to learn but also have fun for times that supplemented enjoyable rides and touring with my partner. I did take a course on bike commuting skills also.

As for expectations by him for your cycling skills, you must drive this in terms of what you want and the style of cycling that suits you best --long term. Remember, your cycling goal is: to fall in love with cycling over and over...regardless of what other people tell you.