Another smile, again, a little more genuine. "Neither have I but I have been assured with such conviction that I am depriving myself somehow that I can't help but think perhaps they are right. Not enough for me to consider attempting anything, because ew - no offense to yourself when you find yourself oriented in the direction of the fairer sex, but, seriously, ew."
He shrugged. "It's what they say and who am I to argue with 'they'? 'They' are clearly all knowing." He shot her a look at her answer. "That is hardly an answer, Rhi, and given that you are unable to sit still I suspect that I know the real one."