Patyon, the boy, her teacher

So Payton has a new man in her life, his name is Gunnar. I overheard her singing to herself a few days ago, "I like him, I love him, a lot, a lot, a lot". Trying not to act alarmed, I asked who she was singing about and she was quite open although a little hesitant to dish. She likes him b/c he's nice and he doesn't scribble (Payton's a perfectionist so this is HUGE:) She had P (heart) G on the palm of her hand and everything! She's 7!!
So I'm trying to play it cool but dialogue about it, keep the communication open, etc. Apparently he asked her to be his girlfriend and she said yes. I asked her if they hug, and yes they do. I had her show me how he hugs her and she squeezed me in a death grip!!! I breathed deeply and demonstrated the trusty "side hug". We also covered that we're not hand holding or kissing for that matter. She asked why not about the kissing and that took an interesting turn...
We ended with being excited that he's a neat friend and they have lots of fun together, so I felt the first boyfriend talk was fairly successful. I told her I'd take a picture of them the next day at the Halloween parade, but I only caught him in the crowd. He is cute don't you think? Who could resist all those freckels?
So I chatted with Mrs. Herceg, her teacher who the sun rises and sets on for Payton. She adores Mrs. Herceg and her word tops anything Trav and I could ever say. She brought up Payton and Gunnar hanging out together and said she told them that they could be very good friends but that they couldn't be boyfriend or girlfriend till they were 15. Done! It was that easy. Payton totally accepted that it's just the way it is. Yay for Mrs. Herceg!! She is the nicest lady and I love that I have someone I trust watching my daughter's back for her. We have such a long road ahead of us...
PS Mrs. Herceg was dressed up for Halloween, it's not her usual school attire, but who wouldn't want to dress like that everyday for work!