Great read! I enjoyed Norah/Ned's misconception that straight women are looking for a woman but in a man's body and that women generally seek a stoic man. In my own "way back machine" as a single young man, young ladies soon realized I was verbal, both sharing and inquisitive to intimate feelings and expression. It was then that a few of them grew to appreciate the "strong and silent type" as they preferred to have a monopoly on intimate expression. It is possible for a woman to feel insecure about a man skilled at such things when their female prowess was previously assumed. Having a man in touch with his feelings and expressive, for a few, was not what they had fantasized! In the end, hopefully we all find what we want or need. :)