"I think I get it," Kinda like what he said to his Shadow back forever ago. It ain't about dudes or chicks. I'm just scared shitless of bein' rejected. "I dunno if that makes it easier or not though."
'Cause that's the thing. Even if everyone here is pretty cool he still feels like this sort of thing isn't exactly tough and manly like how he wants to be. It still makes him feel different and different is hard sometimes. He already knows it's one thing to accept stuff and another to really be comfortable with it. Sure, maybe this is an extra bit of clarity he really needed and maybe when Jack says it like that is sounds all cool and normal and stuff but it still takes work, being okay with being different. That's the part he's never been all that great at.