There was a time when he told me , " I may not be the best person ... but I will try harder than anyone in the world . " He has , and I have to recognize that . He understands me better than anyone else ever did -- a close second being Tom , but I realize now that I was never completely honest with him , and this is because I feared stern rejection .

Question: Why is the narrator so smitten with her new partner ?
Answer: The narrator believes the partner is a brute .The narrator believes the partner is hot .The narrator believes the partner is an alpha male .The narrator believes the partner is sweet .