"I wouldn't think so," he said. He'd only been on 'proper' dates with women, too, despite having dated guys before. "I like flowers," he continued, "And Italian food, and long walks on the beach." The last one was joking, because he didn't live somewhere with a beach, but he'd been to the beach before.

"Oh man, I've never been to a boardwalk but that sounds really nice." Now he was thinking it was a shame that there wasn't one here.