#insisted he was brilliant at it but he was not

All day long I have not been able to get the following thoughts out of my head:

• On the show, Crowley got the Bentley while he and Aziraphale were arguing
• Aziraphale also learned the two skills he loves most - dancing the gavotte and dumbass magic tricks - during this same period
• In the book, Aziraphale also learned these skills during Crowley’s absence - during his century-long nap
• His favorite fashion sense (on the show moreso than in the book) ALSO comes from around the time they split up.
• So why? Why does he seem to cling so much to things from their time apart?
• Literally every answer I can think of to these questions makes me sad.
• On the other hand, we can clearly conclude that in the absence of Crowley’s influence Aziraphale picks up weird hobbies.
• What other random hobbies did he pick up during periods they didn’t see each other?
• Literally every answer I can think of to that question is hilarious.

Please feel free to contribute any thoughts or answers you might have to this confusing dilemma that my brain has posited.