Firo opens his mouth, then closes it. The point Jack makes is a good one and it's not one that Firo hasn't grappled with himself. Didn't he spend a good amount of time trying to figure out how to hold Ennis's hand only to have his plans ruined by a tiny detail? Two years later, there was still no progress. If the world played by Firo's rules, it wouldn't be populated.

And he can't deny that he has seen loving couples out there.

He shrugs, conceding with a slow nod of his head. "...Yeah, all right, I dunno how that'd work." A pause. "I asked my friend about how he asked his wife and he wouldn't tell me."