That is a beautiful bike! And it sounds like you and she will make great partners...

And, I understand your feeling (or lack of) about an emotional attachment to the bike... After working in IT for so many years, tech no longer impresses me. It is simply: how does this make my life better? And, I ask that question whether it is a new computer or a washing machine.

But, conversely, each bike can have its personality and advantages: I have been riding a 1992 Cannondale drop bar road bike and recently bought a high end Trek flat bar hybrid. After putting a couple hundred miles on the hybrid I got back on the road bike and it felt like I had gone from a Jeep to a Porsche. True, road bikes have come a long, long way since 1992, but that doesn't mean that the Cannondale was not and is not a good bike.

I plan on enjoying both of them.

And, to admit it, I do have an emotional attachment to the Cannondale. I have thought about upgrading the components to get a set of gears that work for me on these hills around here as well as a nice set of shifters that I don't have to reach for. But, then the bike wouldn't be the bike it was meant to be...
... Damn emotions!